Hamilton vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$7072
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$2101
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$3780
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$4276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	89
😀 Quality of life	88	97
🏙️ Population	569K	5.87M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 35% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2004th and 165th ($2006 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Canada and Singapore, respectively. Check Canada vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 265th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Singapore City

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	Hamilton	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$27027

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637