Hamilton vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hamilton	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2244	$2961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4752	$7256
🏠 One person rent	$1423	$1873
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$3753
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$777
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3156	$4025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	62
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	569K	351K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 24% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1178th and 153rd ($2244 vs $2961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 128th 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 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Hamilton ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Honolulu ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 143rd and 260th 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	$14.8	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$7.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$1910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$1535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2062	$3813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$3278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.88%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16988	$10099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$8860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.37	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.7	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$6.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$6.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$3.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$5.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$32.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.3	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1101	$1372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21895	$19011

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2293
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2192
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1949
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2600
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2114
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2218
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2128
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2032
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2084
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2217
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1734
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2576
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1862
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2390
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1510
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$2073
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2622
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1821
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1879
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2358
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1816
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2194
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2072
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2082
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2578
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1915
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2156
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2127
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2085
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2097
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2074
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2031
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1598
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2067
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1529
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1408
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2048
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2004
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1738

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064