Fresno vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fresno	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5290	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$2614	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$2780
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	42	73
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	542K	569K

The cost of living in Fresno is 18% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1005th and 1784th ($2371 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 920th and 31st in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Fresno compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Fresno ranked 188th best city to live in the United States vs Hamilton ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 659th and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Hamilton

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	Fresno	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.5	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1417	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2393	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2299	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2801	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.7	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12984	$21263

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2361
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2490
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2773
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2501
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2453
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2494
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2559
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2120
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2303
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2599
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2154
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2370
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2775
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2555
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2603
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2490
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2422
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2588
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2792
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2801
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2934
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2740
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2346
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2571
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2433
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2238
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$3006
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$2033
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$3074
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2306
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2622
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2646
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3437
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2536
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2135
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$1995
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2717
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2170

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799