Hamilton vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamilton	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2103	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$2079	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2679	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	94
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	569K	467K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 26% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1725th and 327th ($2103 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 273rd 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 1.5 months in Long Beach. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 176th and 982nd 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	$19	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1163	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12302	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19470	$19997

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821