Hamilton vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamilton	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2103	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$2079	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2679	$3017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	73	78
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	569K	936K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 14% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1725th and 950th ($2103 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 3rd in Canada and Israel, respectively. Check Canada vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 176th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Jerusalem

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	Hamilton	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1163	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12302	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19470	$23696

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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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850