Dallas vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$2780
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	73
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.3M	569K

The cost of living in Dallas is 22% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 837th and 1784th ($2471 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd and 31st in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dallas compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Hamilton ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 130th and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Hamilton

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	Dallas	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$21263

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799