Hamilton vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$1351
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	93
😀 Quality of life	88	82
🏙️ Population	569K	546K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 24% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1463rd and 2758th ($2154 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Canada and Portugal, respectively. Check Canada vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 241st and 437th 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	$14.9	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$16143

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162