Hamilton vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$794
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	47
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	569K	276K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 154% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1784th and 6461st ($2017 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 239th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Sarajevo

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	Hamilton	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$2856

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768