Hamilton vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$4153
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	88	99
🏙️ Population	569K	8.8M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 39% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1784th and 58th ($2017 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.3 months in London. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 239th and 4th 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	$18.8	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009