Hamilton vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	96
😀 Quality of life	88	75
🏙️ Population	569K	11.5M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 78% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2004th and 4918th ($2006 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 265th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Sao Paulo

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	Hamilton	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720