Hamilton vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamilton	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4653	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$1278	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2143	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2852	$491
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	95
😀 Quality of life	92	67
🏙️ Population	569K	6.21M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 106% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1801st and 5559th ($2089 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 111th and 4845th 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	$18.2	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.8	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1132	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.2	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10419	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$634	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17166	$13739

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631