Hamilton vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamilton	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2103	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$2079	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2679	$4532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	92
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	569K	548K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 19% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1725th and 749th ($2103 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 7th in Canada and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Canada vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 176th and 43rd 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	$19	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1163	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12302	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19470	$12471

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696