Hamilton vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamilton	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4653	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1278	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2143	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2852	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	92
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	569K	6.26M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 75% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1801st and 4795th ($2089 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Canada and Chile, respectively. Check Canada vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 111th and 688th 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	$18.2	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.8	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1132	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.2	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10419	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$634	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17166	$10578

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849