Hamilton vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$801
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	91
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	569K	6.26M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 80% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1463rd and 4604th ($2154 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Chile, respectively. Check Canada vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 241st and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Santiago

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	Hamilton	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$7298

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534