Cost of living comparison
London is 1.5% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in London instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 35.8% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
London
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$50.00
BMD50.00
|
$25.83
£20.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
BMD15.00
|
$10.33
£8.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
BMD3.30
|
$2.46
£1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
BMD3.00
|
$1.85
£1.45
|
|
pay 62.5% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
London
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$8.28
BMD8.28
|
$2.07
£1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.59
BMD7.59
|
$5.65
£4.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.06
BMD17.06
|
$6.31
£4.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.24
BMD7.24
|
$4.45
£3.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.11
BMD11.11
|
$4.26
£3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.68
BMD4.68
|
$1.56
£1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.88
BMD2.88
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.61
BMD4.61
|
$1.44
£1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.32
BMD4.32
|
$1.79
£1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$4.04
BMD4.04
|
$0.69
£0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.60
BMD2.60
|
$0.70
£0.55
|
|
pay 64.8% more for transportation
Hamilton
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.77
BMD8.77
|
$7.39
£5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
BMD69.00
|
$258.31
£202.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BMD35,000.00
|
$36,531.14
£28,684.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.61
BMD36.61
|
$35.26
£27.69
|
|
pay 9.0% less for housing
Hamilton
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$141.25
BMD141.25
|
$41.63
£32.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,336.36
BMD3,336.36
|
$2,834.46
£2,225.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,225.00
BMD2,225.00
|
$2,063.73
£1,620.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.39
BMD168.39
|
$263.90
£207.22
|
|
pay 45.1% more for childcare
Hamilton
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,320.00
BMD1,320.00
|
$2,333.60
£1,832.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,571.43
BMD24,571.43
|
$27,892.30
£21,901.23
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
London
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BMD10.00
|
$8.27
£6.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.75
BMD5.75
|
$4.80
£3.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
BMD17.62
|
$19.76
£15.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$181.25
BMD181.25
|
$65.66
£51.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
BMD13.00
|
$16.14
£12.68
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.00
BMD75.00
|
$96.94
£76.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.00
BMD70.00
|
$50.55
£39.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.00
BMD134.00
|
$114.87
£90.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.60
BMD122.60
|
$135.36
£106.29
|
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