Hamilton vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamilton	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4653	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$1278	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$2143	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2852	$2529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	46
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	569K	750K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 14% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1801st and 2723rd ($2089 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 95th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Ranked 9th vs 26th best cities to live in Canada, and 111th vs 326th 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	$18.2	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.8	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1132	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.2	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10419	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$634	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17166	$13280

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429