Hamilton vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$4357
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	88	100
🏙️ Population	569K	5.03M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 10% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1463rd and 923rd ($2154 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 4th in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 241st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Melbourne

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	Hamilton	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$21306

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913