Hamilton vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$4931
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	82
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	569K	468K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 13% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1463rd and 806th ($2154 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 719th 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 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 241st and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Raleigh

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	Hamilton	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$22229

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753