Hamilton vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ 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 11% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2004th and 1363rd ($2006 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1143rd 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 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 265th and 219th 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	$18	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729