Hamburg City vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamburg City	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5194	$4653
🏠 One person rent	$1163	$1278
🏘️ Family rent	$2033	$2143
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$276	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4099	$2852
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	73
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	1.91M	569K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 5% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1513th and 1801st ($2194 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 30th 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 Hamburg City compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Hamilton ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 31st and 111th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Hamilton

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	Hamburg City	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.94	$5.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1132
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$1911
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$92.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9649	$10419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5540	$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.53	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.1	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.5	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.3	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$634
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23203	$17166

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1650
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1635
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1667
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1569
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1626
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1662
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1598
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1624
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1554
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1685
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1563
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1586
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1767
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1588
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1716
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1571
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1580
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1648
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1586
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1494
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1588
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1525
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1559
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1574
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1498
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1566
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1825
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1337
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1752
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1470
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1529
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1563
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1443
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1575
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1583
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1492

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