Hamilton vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$742
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$1698
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	57
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	569K	458K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 43% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 1784th and 3823rd ($2017 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Canada and Estonia, respectively. Check Canada vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 239th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Tallinn

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	Hamilton	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$4869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$3324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$6.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$96
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$7151

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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 Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1219
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1816
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1879
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1441
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1671
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1220
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1509
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1486
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1064
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1327
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$933
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1396
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1045
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1286
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1450
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$952
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1495
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1398
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1450
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1355
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$953
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$835
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1391
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1464
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1432
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1254
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1394