Hamilton vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$2370
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$4796
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$1614
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$2550
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$3215
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	92
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	569K	718K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 15% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 1784th and 1006th ($2017 vs $2370) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 8th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.4 months in Mississauga. Ranked 18th vs 4th best cities to live in Canada, and 239th vs 89th 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	$18.8	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$70.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$2541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$8197
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$92.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$10536

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Mississauga

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Brampton	$1946
17 km or 10 mi	Oakville	$2142
23 km or 14 mi	Toronto	$2453
24 km or 15 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
29 km or 18 mi	Vaughan	$2267
33 km or 20 mi	Burlington	$2185
36 km or 23 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
42 km or 26 mi	Hamilton	$2017
45 km or 28 mi	Markham	$2291
49 km or 30 mi	Guelph	$1899
51 km or 32 mi	Orangeville	$1861
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
57 km or 35 mi	Ajax	$2432
57 km or 36 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Cambridge	$2089
68 km or 42 mi	Brantford	$1783
69 km or 43 mi	Kitchener	$2056
71 km or 44 mi	Waterloo	$1977
72 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
72 km or 45 mi	Oshawa	$1554
76 km or 47 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Welland	$1554
86 km or 53 mi	Grand Island	$2009
88 km or 55 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 55 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
93 km or 58 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	Amherst	$2013
101 km or 63 mi	Buffalo	$2183
107 km or 66 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
108 km or 67 mi	West Seneca	$2145
109 km or 68 mi	Stratford	$1680
110 km or 68 mi	Clarence	$2056
113 km or 70 mi	Orillia	$1910
113 km or 70 mi	Lancaster	$2082
115 km or 72 mi	Hamburg	$2101
119 km or 74 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Peterborough	$1990
146 km or 91 mi	London	$1936
149 km or 92 mi	Owen Sound	$1799
163 km or 101 mi	Chili	$2081