Hamilton vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamilton	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4653	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$1278	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2143	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2852	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	569K	2.11M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 16% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1801st and 916th ($2089 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Canada and France, respectively. Check Canada vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 111th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Paris

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	Hamilton	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.8	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1132	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.2	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10419	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$634	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17166	$17184

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544