Hamilton vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamilton	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4653	$4376
🏠 One person rent	$1278	$1262
🏘️ Family rent	$2143	$2117
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$437
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2852	$1562
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	93
😀 Quality of life	92	83
🏙️ Population	569K	546K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 7% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1801st and 2184th ($2089 vs $1953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd in Canada and Portugal, respectively. Check Canada vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 111th and 574th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Lisbon

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	Hamilton	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.8	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1132	$1398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.2	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10419	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$4450
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$46.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$634	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17166	$16697

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249