Hamilton vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$2544
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	39
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	569K	549K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 20% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1463rd and 2544th ($2154 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 95th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Ranked 20th vs 26th best cities to live in Canada, and 241st vs 316th 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	$14.9	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$6253

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751