Hamilton vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	94
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	569K	664K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 25% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2004th and 649th ($2006 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 5th in Canada and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Canada vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 265th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Rotterdam

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	Hamilton	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$13092

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799