Hamilton vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$4506
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$908
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$1559
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$3206
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	83
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	569K	548K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 10% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 2004th and 2689th ($2006 vs $1829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 70th in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Hanover ranked 13th in Germany, while ranked 265th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Hanover

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	Hamilton	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$1605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$1227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$4553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$3475
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$4.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$21676

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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

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1697
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1694
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1691
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1693
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1685
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1664
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1655
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1639
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1631
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1661
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1661
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1655
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1649
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1648
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1558
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1547
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1614
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1487
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1596
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1547
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1538
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1596
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1508
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1520
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1549
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1529
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1567
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1563
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1585
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1430
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1420
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1596
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1565
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1567
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1571