Hamilton vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hamilton	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2244	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4752	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$1423	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3156	$1795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	92
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	569K	2.87M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 32% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1178th and 2685th ($2244 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 4th in Canada and Italy, respectively. Check Canada vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Hamilton ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 143rd and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Rome

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	Hamilton	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.8	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2062	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.88%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16988	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.37	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.7	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.3	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1101	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21895	$9800

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2293
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2192
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1949
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2600
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2114
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2218
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2128
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2032
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2084
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2217
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1734
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2576
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1862
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2390
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1510
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$2073
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2622
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1821
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1879
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2358
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1816
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2194
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2072
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2082
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2578
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1915
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2156
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2127
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2085
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2097
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2074
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2031
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1598
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2067
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1529
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1408
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2048
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2004
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1738

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229