Hamilton vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$1305
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$2467
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$581
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$4390
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	569K	2.3M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 11% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1784th and 1229th ($2017 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 239th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Houston

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	Hamilton	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$18964

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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

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182