Hamilton vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$3944
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	85
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	569K	442K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 34% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1784th and 119th ($2017 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 107th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 239th and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Miami

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	Hamilton	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$23889

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882