Hamilton vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$4131
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	569K	1.6M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 22% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1784th and 664th ($2017 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 239th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Philadelphia

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	Hamilton	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693