Hamilton vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4535
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$2095
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2934
$1337
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
23
😀 Quality of life
88
69
🏙️ Population
569K
1.41M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 72% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2004th and 4843rd ($2006 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 3rd in Canada and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Canada vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 265th and 4103rd 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
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1114
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1880
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8824
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3366
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.3
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$620
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16689
$5520

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2214
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2318
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1832
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2049
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2308
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2034
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2017
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2102
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1994
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2109
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1936
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1848
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2415
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2233
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1892
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2078
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2172
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1706
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2303
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2124
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2081
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2181
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1863
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2030
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2125
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2123
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1581
116 km or 72 mi London
$1930
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1802
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1449
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1910
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1939
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1757

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077