Frankfurt vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Frankfurt	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2251	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5339	$4535
🏠 One person rent	$1290	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$2095
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4308	$2934
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	88	73
😀 Quality of life	93	88
🏙️ Population	776K	569K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 12% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1384th and 2004th ($2251 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 38th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.5 months in Hamilton. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Hamilton ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 48th and 265th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Hamilton

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	Frankfurt	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.9	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$5.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.71	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$1114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$1880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.5	$50.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8499	$8824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4451	$3366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.42	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.2	$85.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.34	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.2	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.7	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$823	$620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21222	$16689

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1889
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1829
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1846
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1878
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1872
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1668
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1775
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1798
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1852
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1780
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1732
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1851
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1740
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1822
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1793
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1773
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1829
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1754
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1996
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1855
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1709
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1772
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1747
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1778

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757