Hamilton vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2103
$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4578
$6787
🏠 One person rent
$1304
$2025
🏘️ Family rent
$2079
$3029
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$894
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2679
$4361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
52
😀 Quality of life
91
91
🏙️ Population
569K
140K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 36% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 1725th and 88th ($2103 vs $3268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Iceland, respectively. Check Canada vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 176th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamilton Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71
$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$20.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1167
$2075
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1163
$1851
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1899
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1884
$2774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$70.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12302
$8015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$6578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$5.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86
$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$6.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$41.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$25.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$5.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$5.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.6
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$46
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$144
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$194
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$618
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19470
$30378

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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 Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3175
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3148
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2596
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2990
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2077
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2021
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1507
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1551
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1575
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1769
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1641
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1711
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1837
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1762
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2058
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1480
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1703
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1630
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1840
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1728
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1797
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1522
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1775
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2310
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1884
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1484
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1879
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1797
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2768
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1955
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1485
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2217
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1986
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1887
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2902
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2242