Hamilton vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamilton	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4653	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$1278	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$2143	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2852	$4686
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	92
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	569K	548K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 23% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1801st and 570th ($2089 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 5th in Canada and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Canada vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 111th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs The Hague

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	Hamilton	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.8	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1132	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.2	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10419	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$634	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17166	$13755

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734