Hamilton vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$2294
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	98
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	569K	3.42M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 13% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1784th and 2443rd ($2017 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 5th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 239th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Madrid

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	Hamilton	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522