Hamilton vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$2765
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$715
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	35
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	569K	1.43M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 91% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 2004th and 5190th ($2006 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 36th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Puebla ranked 9th in Mexico, while ranked 265th and 5640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Puebla

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	Hamilton	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$893
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$20789

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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 Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$971
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$1034
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$897
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1475
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$924
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$977
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$914
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$952
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$960
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$932
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$763
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$974
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$852
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$673
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$994
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$973
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$980
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$916
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$972
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$917
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$1008
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1255
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$852
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$933
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$817
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$935
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$942