Hamilton vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$365
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	94
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	569K	6.21M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 126% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1463rd and 5959th ($2154 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 241st and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Hamilton	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$10815

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585