Hamilton vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$1695
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	72
😀 Quality of life	88	58
🏙️ Population	569K	4.43M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 100% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1463rd and 5069th ($2154 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Canada and South Africa, respectively. Check Canada vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 241st and 5446th 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	$14.9	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$5865

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045