Hamilton vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$4114
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	81
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	569K	1.43M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 0.8% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1784th and 1745th ($2017 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1531st in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 239th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs San Antonio

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	Hamilton	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$16552

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133