Hamilton vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$420
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	73
😀 Quality of life	88	60
🏙️ Population	569K	4.8M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 67% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2004th and 4745th ($2006 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 4th in Canada and South Africa, respectively. Check Canada vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 265th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Johannesburg

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	Hamilton	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$5103

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965