Hamilton vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$6618
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	80
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	569K	737K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 37% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2004th and 126th ($2006 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 94th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 265th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Seattle

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	Hamilton	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$30033

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098