Hamilton vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$1278
😷 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 18% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1784th and 2671st ($2017 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in Canada and Portugal, respectively. Check Canada vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 239th and 475th 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	$18.8	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$15150

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112