Hamilton vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamilton	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2103	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$2079	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2679	$4215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	62
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	569K	351K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 34% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1725th and 122nd ($2103 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 90th 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 1.3 months in Honolulu. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Honolulu ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 176th and 322nd 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	$19	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1163	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12302	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19470	$20539

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182