Hamilton vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$3537
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$941
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$1683
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$1781
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	24
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	569K	586K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 42% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1463rd and 3616th ($2154 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 27th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 241st and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Malaga

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	Hamilton	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$14939

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429