Hamilton vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$2831
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	73	87
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	569K	518K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 14% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1784th and 2490th ($2017 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 147th in Canada and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Canada vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 239th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Sheffield

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	Hamilton	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$9487

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750