Hamilton vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	92
😀 Quality of life	88	81
🏙️ Population	569K	6.26M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 69% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2004th and 4785th ($2006 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 2nd in Canada and Chile, respectively. Check Canada vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 265th and 637th 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	$18	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$12174

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895