Hamilton vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	569K	8.8M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 52% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2004th and 4th ($2006 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 265th and 15th 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	$18	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192