Copenhagen vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Copenhagen Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$2154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$4699
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$1364
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$2194
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$2803
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
73
😀 Quality of life
97
88
🏙️ Population
644K
569K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 15% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 795th and 1463rd ($2483 vs $2154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Denmark and Canada, respectively. Check Denmark vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.3 months in Hamilton. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Hamilton ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 9th and 241st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Copenhagen vs Hamilton infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Copenhagen vs Hamilton

Prices for goods and services in Copenhagen and Hamilton are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Copenhagen Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$5.98
 Cappuccino
$6.74
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$1198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$2201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$1912
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$17069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$4991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$14.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$46.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$22053

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546

Cities near Hamilton

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2297
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2266
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1884
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2267
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2472
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2086
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2012
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2127
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1975
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2144
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$2095
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1762
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2575
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2332
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1971
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$1798
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2398
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1814
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2051
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2597
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$1873
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2041
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2009
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2007
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$1986
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$1964
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1635
116 km or 72 mi London
$2040
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1598
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1999
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1966
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$2038
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1865