Hamilton vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamilton	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2103	$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$4440
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1087
🏘️ Family rent	$2079	$1899
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2679	$3987
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	60
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	569K	246K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 14% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1725th and 2519th ($2103 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1889th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Louisville ranked 89th in the United States, while ranked 176th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Louisville

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	Hamilton	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1163	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12302	$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19470	$15931

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1925
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1912
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1874
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1883
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1659
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1769
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1816
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1713
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2097
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1922
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2140
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1647
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1969
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1606
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1822
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2480
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1990
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2164
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1993
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1915
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1338
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1799
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1978
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1847
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2382
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1899
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2070
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1495
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1850
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2017