Hamilton vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamilton	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2103	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$2079	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2679	$4255
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	84
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	569K	442K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 34% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1725th and 118th ($2103 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 88th 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 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Miami ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 176th and 119th 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	$19	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1163	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12302	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19470	$25246

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101