Hamilton vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$3329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	73	98
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	569K	2.03M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 10% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 2004th and 1403rd ($2006 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Canada and Austria, respectively. Check Canada vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 265th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Vienna

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	Hamilton	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$28814

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1862
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1831
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1941
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1590
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1805
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1172
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1150
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1230
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1257
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1308
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$917
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$974
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1628
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1499
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$967
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1126
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1619
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1218
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1409
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1156
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1265
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1108
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1255
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1681
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1653
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1430
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1201
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1803
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1751
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1701
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1065
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$928