Hamilton vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$3039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$7612
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$1950
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$3959
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$774
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$4110
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	62
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	569K	351K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 29% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1463rd and 133rd ($2154 vs $3039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 103rd in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Honolulu ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 241st and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Honolulu

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	Hamilton	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$6.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$1975
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$1617
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$3984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$3497
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$8808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$8156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$6.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$6.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$6.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$23.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$4.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$5.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$31596

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085