Hamilton vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	88	100
🏙️ Population	569K	5.45M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 29% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2004th and 370th ($2006 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 265th 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	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863