Hamburg City vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamburg City	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2172	$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5195	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$1961	$2079
🍽️ Food expenses	$611	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$270	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3668	$2679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	73
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	1.91M	569K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 3% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1536th and 1725th ($2172 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 23rd in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.3 months in Hamilton. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Hamilton ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 41st and 176th 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	$20.9	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.1	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$1163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2245	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$1884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9266	$12302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6228	$4675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.7	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.6	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27074	$19470

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429

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