Hamilton vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hamilton	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2244	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4752	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$1423	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3156	$1428
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	72
😀 Quality of life	89	61
🏙️ Population	569K	4.43M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 147% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1178th and 5921st ($2244 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Hamilton ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 143rd and 5184th 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	$14.8	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2062	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.88%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16988	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.37	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.7	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.3	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1101	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21895	$4829

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2293
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2192
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1949
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2600
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2114
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2218
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2128
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2032
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2084
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2217
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1734
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2576
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1862
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2390
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1510
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$2073
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2622
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1821
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1879
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2358
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1816
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2194
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2072
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2082
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2578
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1915
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2156
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2127
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2085
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2097
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2074
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2031
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1598
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2067
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1529
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1408
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2048
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2004
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1738

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952