Hamilton vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2017
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4455
$5150
🏠 One person rent
$1247
$1216
🏘️ Family rent
$2030
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2780
$3902
😷 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 8% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1784th and 1365th ($2017 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 4th in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 239th 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
$18.8
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$8.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1072
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1990
$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.1
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.79%
6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16293
$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4716
$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.8
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21263
$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1620
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1625
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1645
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1691
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1668
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1671
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1643
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1600
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1654
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1981
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1390
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1291
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1727
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1601
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1631
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1768
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1619
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1651
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2023
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1691
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1616
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2106
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1511
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1538
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1416
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1978
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1584
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1702
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2252
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1824
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2539
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2099
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1448
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1795
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1185
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963