Hamilton vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamilton	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2103	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$2079	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2679	$3954
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	73	90
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	569K	1.51M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 15% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1725th and 920th ($2103 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 176th and 61st 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	$19	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1163	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12302	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19470	$14492

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730