Hamilton vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	92
😀 Quality of life	88	96
🏙️ Population	569K	548K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 19% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2004th and 901st ($2006 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 8th in Canada and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Canada vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 265th and 10th 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	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$12462

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688