Hamilton vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$4111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	58
😀 Quality of life	88	85
🏙️ Population	569K	351K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 40% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 2004th and 79th ($2006 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 59th 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 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.2 months in Honolulu. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Honolulu ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 265th and 433rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Hamilton	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$26966

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194