Hamilton vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamilton	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2103	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$2079	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2679	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	45
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	569K	750K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 16% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1725th and 2674th ($2103 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 79th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Ranked 17th vs 20th best cities to live in Canada, and 176th vs 251st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Winnipeg

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	Hamilton	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1163	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12302	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19470	$11646

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714