Hamilton vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$3900
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	92
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	569K	548K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 8% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1784th and 1356th ($2017 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 6th 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 1.8 months in The Hague. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 239th and 42nd 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	$18.8	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$10346

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530