Hamilton vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamilton	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2103	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$2079	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2679	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	73	56
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	569K	2.42M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 166% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1725th and 6702nd ($2103 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 17th in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 176th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Salvador

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	Hamilton	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1163	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12302	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19470	$13462

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699