Hamilton vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$2588
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	38
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	569K	549K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 23% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1784th and 2883rd ($2017 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 110th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Ranked 18th vs 23rd best cities to live in Canada, and 239th vs 310th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Quebec City

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	Hamilton	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$6012

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732