Hamilton vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamilton	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2103	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$2924
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2079	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2679	$1378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	94
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	569K	4.04M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 85% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1725th and 4867th ($2103 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 176th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs New Taipei

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	Hamilton	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1163	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12302	$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19470	$17207

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589