Hamilton vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$3371
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	95
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	569K	985K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 1% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1784th and 1732nd ($2017 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Canada and Sweden, respectively. Check Canada vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 239th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Stockholm

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	Hamilton	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331