Hamilton vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$3493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	94
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	569K	664K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 14% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1784th and 1038th ($2017 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in Canada and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Canada vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 239th and 68th 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	$18.8	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$10730

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514