Hamburg City vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamburg City	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$2154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5040	$4699
🏠 One person rent	$1032	$1364
🏘️ Family rent	$1994	$2194
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$244	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3442	$2803
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	73
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	1.89M	569K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 6% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1809th and 1463rd ($2022 vs $2154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 27th 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 7th best city to live in Germany vs Hamilton ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 42nd and 241st 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	$16.6	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.7	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1068	$1198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2256	$2201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1912
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9009	$17069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5949	$4991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.89	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.8	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$46.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23771	$22053

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1614
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1594
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1579
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1614
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1589
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1485
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1608
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1566
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1581
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1629
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1447
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1549
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1704
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1540
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1649
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1543
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1570
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1554
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1555
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1500
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1557
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1547
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1547
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1520
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1627
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1245
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1799
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1584
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1523
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1498
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1364
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1539
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1551
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1388

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865