Hamburg City vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$4535
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$2095
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$2934
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	73
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	1.91M	569K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 9% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1511th and 2004th ($2189 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 38th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.5 months in Hamilton. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Hamilton ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 38th and 265th 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	$17.5	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$5.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$1114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$50.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$8824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$3366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$85.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$16689

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457

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