Hamilton vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$2297
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	73	45
😀 Quality of life	88	76
🏙️ Population	569K	4.7M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 76% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1784th and 4650th ($2017 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in Canada and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Canada vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 239th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Jeddah

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	Hamilton	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$6204

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486