Hamilton vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$1546
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	20
😀 Quality of life	88	66
🏙️ Population	569K	1.41M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 66% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1784th and 4439th ($2017 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Canada and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Canada vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 239th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Medina

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	Hamilton	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905