Hamilton vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$1615
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	62
😀 Quality of life	88	80
🏙️ Population	569K	581K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 60% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1784th and 4316th ($2017 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 18th best city to live in Canada vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 239th and 529th 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	$18.8	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$8531

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302