Hamilton vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamilton	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4653	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1278	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$2143	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2852	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	89
😀 Quality of life	92	97
🏙️ Population	569K	5.87M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 33% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1801st and 154th ($2089 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Canada and Singapore, respectively. Check Canada vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 111th and 5th 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	$18.2	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.8	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1132	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.2	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10419	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$634	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17166	$31369

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663