Hamilton vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	95
😀 Quality of life	88	72
🏙️ Population	569K	6.21M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 83% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2004th and 5029th ($2006 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 2nd in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 265th and 2767th 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	$18	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$12842

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634