Hamilton vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamilton	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2103	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$2079	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2679	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	38
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	569K	549K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 29% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1725th and 3402nd ($2103 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 116th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Ranked 17th vs 25th best cities to live in Canada, and 176th vs 300th 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	$19	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1163	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12302	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19470	$6103

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763