Hamilton vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$432
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	66
😀 Quality of life	88	53
🏙️ Population	569K	2.53M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 123% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1784th and 6005th ($2017 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Canada and Colombia, respectively. Check Canada vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 239th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Medellin

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	Hamilton	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$5682

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618