Hamilton vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamilton	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4653	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$1278	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$2143	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2852	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	59
😀 Quality of life	92	84
🏙️ Population	569K	581K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 43% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1801st and 4193rd ($2089 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Canada and Lithuania, respectively. Check Canada vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 111th and 543rd 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	$18.2	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.8	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1132	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.2	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10419	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$634	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17166	$10967

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569