Hamilton vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2154
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4699
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$1364
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2803
$2805
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
569K
1.76M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 10% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1463rd and 2002nd ($2154 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 54th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Ranked 20th vs 2nd best cities to live in Canada, and 241st vs 60th 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
$14.9
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.7
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2201
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1912
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17069
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4991
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.2
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.23
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22053
$6957

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2297
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2266
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1884
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2267
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2472
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2086
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2012
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2127
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1975
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2144
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$2095
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1762
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2575
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2332
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1971
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$1798
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2398
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1814
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2051
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2597
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$1873
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2041
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2009
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2007
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$1986
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$1964
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1635
116 km or 72 mi London
$2040
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1598
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1999
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1966
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$2038
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1865

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610