Hamilton vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$3560
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	73	90
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	569K	1.51M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 8% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1784th and 1352nd ($2017 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 239th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Munich

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	Hamilton	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$14702

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560