Hamilton vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$4620
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	84
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	569K	430K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 13% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 1784th and 1145th ($2017 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 239th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Minneapolis

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	Hamilton	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$27328

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682