Hamilton vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamilton	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4653	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$1278	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$2143	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2852	$2197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	91
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	569K	2.75M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 0.3% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1801st and 1819th ($2089 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd 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 9th best city to live in Canada vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 111th and 179th 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	$18.2	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.8	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1132	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.2	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10419	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$634	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17166	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358