Hamilton vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	88	100
🏙️ Population	569K	4.84M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 21% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1784th and 745th ($2017 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 239th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Sydney

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	Hamilton	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683