Hamilton vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamilton	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4653	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$1278	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$2143	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2852	$3005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	569K	1.8M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 8% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1801st and 2284th ($2089 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 58th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Ranked 9th vs 1st best cities to live in Canada, and 111th vs 11th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Montreal

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	Hamilton	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.8	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1132	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.2	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10419	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$634	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17166	$5550

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805