Hamilton vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$4372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	94
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	569K	467K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 25% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2004th and 604th ($2006 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 532nd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 265th and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Long Beach

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	Hamilton	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$19617

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164