Hamilton vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamilton	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2103	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$2079	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2679	$4336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	91	99
🏙️ Population	569K	8.8M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 45% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1725th and 8th ($2103 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Canada vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.1 months in London. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 176th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs London

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	Hamilton	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1163	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12302	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19470	$27583

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165