Hamilton vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$1987
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	59
😀 Quality of life	88	84
🏙️ Population	569K	581K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 40% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 2004th and 4201st ($2006 vs $1434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Canada and Lithuania, respectively. Check Canada vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.4 months in Vilnius. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 265th and 502nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Vilnius

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	Hamilton	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$12428

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$859
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$881
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1258
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$928
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$982
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$445
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$938
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1114
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$924
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$608
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$964
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$895
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1170
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$676
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1229
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$893
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$835
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1000
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1254
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1060
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1374
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$527
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$669
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$477
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$355
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$938
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1454
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1040
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1023
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1253
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$932
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1010
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1540