Hamilton vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$4399
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	88	99
🏙️ Population	569K	4.84M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 23% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1463rd and 312th ($2154 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 241st and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Sydney

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	Hamilton	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$18951

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754