Dallas vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dallas	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5210	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$1465	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$2028	$2079
🍽️ Food expenses	$634	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4795	$2679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	73
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	1.3M	569K

The cost of living in Dallas is 16% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 948th and 1725th ($2447 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th and 23rd 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 1.3 months in Hamilton. Dallas ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Hamilton ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 136th and 176th 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	$18.5	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.7	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1516	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$1163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2176	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1639	$1884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3818	$12302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2456	$4675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.8	$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.8	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.7	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1152	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24402	$19470

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2133
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2183
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2176
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2497
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2315
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2199
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2162
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2135
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2340
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2381
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1856
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2268
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2139
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2212
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2140
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2038
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2133
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2246
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2143
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2302
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2568
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2336
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2369
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2136
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2108
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2140
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2216

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659