Hamilton vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	569K	1.9M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 6% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2004th and 2370th ($2006 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 64th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Ranked 15th vs 2nd best cities to live in Canada, and 265th vs 49th 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	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$6432

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828