Detroit vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$2079
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$2679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	73
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	639K	569K

The cost of living in Detroit is 1% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1636th and 1725th ($2133 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.3 months in Hamilton. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Hamilton ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 311th and 176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Hamilton

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	Detroit	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$1163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$1884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$12302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$4675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$19470

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

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