Hamilton vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$1383
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	72
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	569K	4.43M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 103% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1784th and 5539th ($2017 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 239th and 5667th 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	$18.8	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$5271

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003