Hamilton vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$4479
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$2162
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$446
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$1605
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	93
😀 Quality of life	88	83
🏙️ Population	569K	546K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 2% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2004th and 2123rd ($2006 vs $1966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Canada and Portugal, respectively. Check Canada vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 265th and 532nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/hamilton/lisbon.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Hamilton vs Lisbon infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/hamilton/lisbon" target="_blank">Hamilton vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Hamilton vs Lisbon

Prices for goods and services in Hamilton and Lisbon are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Hamilton	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$1033
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$7840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$4420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$17788

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231