Cost of living comparison
London is 13.0% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in London instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 34.6% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$21.12
£16.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$9.10
£7.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$1.75
£1.39
|
|
pay 68.0% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$4.08
£3.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$5.80
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$3.53
£2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$1.16
£0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 34.9% more for transportation
Hamilton
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$8.25
£6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$198.74
£157.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$31,052.51
£24,642.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$22.83
£18.12
|
|
pay 10.5% less for housing
Hamilton
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$36.24
£28.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$2,575.57
£2,043.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$1,776.05
£1,409.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$286.24
£227.15
|
|
pay 25.5% more for childcare
Hamilton
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$1,945.82
£1,544.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$21,135.46
£16,772.85
|
|
pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$7.45
£5.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$4.25
£3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$56.73
£45.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$14.91
£11.83
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$92.70
£73.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$42.71
£33.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$92.09
£73.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$120.19
£95.38
|
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