Hamilton vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamilton	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2103	$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$3962
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$856
🏘️ Family rent	$2079	$1466
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2679	$3010
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	71
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	569K	620K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 24% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1725th and 3162nd ($2103 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 230th in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Leipzig ranked 15th in Germany, while ranked 176th and 113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Leipzig

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	Hamilton	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$5.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1163	$560
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$1353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12302	$4459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$2997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19470	$10887

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1601
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1415
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1420
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1388
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1415
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1419
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1396
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1422
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1471
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1126
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1408
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1251
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1374
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1420
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1436
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1207
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1385
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1421
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1084
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1381
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1320
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1424
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1298
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1422
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1448
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1423
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1249
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1301
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1424
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1427
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1475
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1485
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401