Dusseldorf vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dusseldorf	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1944	$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4713	$4653
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$1278
🏘️ Family rent	$1869	$2143
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4092	$2852
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	73
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	631K	569K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 7% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 2220th and 1801st ($1944 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 30th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Hamilton ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 28th and 111th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Hamilton

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	Dusseldorf	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.3	$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.45	$5.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.48	$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$1132
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2031	$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$1911
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$92.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8456	$10419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5329	$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.9	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$907	$634
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21698	$17166

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1618
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1603
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1644
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1588
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1600
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1579
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1467
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1663
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1592
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1669
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1626
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1642
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1601
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1609
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1561
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1686
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1481
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1580
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1573
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1990

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680