Hamilton vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$3945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	56
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	569K	950K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 8% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 2004th and 1499th ($2006 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1231st 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 265th and 325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Jacksonville

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	Hamilton	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$11918

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863