Hamilton vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$5777
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	88	97
🏙️ Population	569K	8.8M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 47% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1463rd and 5th ($2154 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 241st and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs New York City

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	Hamilton	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$20585

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108