Hamilton vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$5544
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ 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 55% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1784th and 3rd ($2017 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 239th and 22nd 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	$18.8	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111