Hamilton vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamilton	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2103	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2079	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2679	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	91
😀 Quality of life	91	81
🏙️ Population	569K	6.26M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 90% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1725th and 4939th ($2103 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 0.8 months in Santiago. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 176th and 672nd 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	$19	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1163	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12302	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19470	$9190

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827