Hamilton vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4653
$4797
🏠 One person rent
$1278
$1552
🏘️ Family rent
$2143
$2456
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$552
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2852
$3013
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
92
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
569K
718K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 11% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 1801st and 1177th ($2089 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 10th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.3 months in Mississauga. Ranked 9th vs 6th best cities to live in Canada, and 111th vs 68th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Mississauga

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Hamilton Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.8
$73.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.07
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1132
$1580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$1375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$2638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$2184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.2
$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10419
$8118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$6403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.4
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$634
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17166
$11115

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2237
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2360
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1901
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2087
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2357
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2079
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2073
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2151
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2046
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2144
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1999
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1801
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2493
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2309
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1910
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2073
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2222
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1735
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2277
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2246
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2083
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2173
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1870
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2035
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2136
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2115
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1605
116 km or 72 mi London
$1916
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1804
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1480
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2036
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1992
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1680

Cities near Mississauga

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2151
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2360
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2493
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2079
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2309
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2237
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2089
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2222
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$2073
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1910
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2246
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2087
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1901
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2144
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$1999
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1605
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1801
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$2073
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$2083
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2136
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2277
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2173
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1735
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2115
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$1992
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2136
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$1870
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$2001
146 km or 91 mi London
$1916
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1680
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2034