Hamilton vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$8550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	82
😀 Quality of life	88	97
🏙️ Population	569K	452K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 48% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 2004th and 11th ($2006 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 2nd in Canada and Switzerland, respectively. Check Canada vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 265th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Zurich

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	Hamilton	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$26431

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117