Hamilton vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$5153
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$2202
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$3299
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	91
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	569K	548K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 0.8% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1463rd and 1500th ($2154 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 53rd in Canada and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Canada vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 241st and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Manchester

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	Hamilton	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$17390

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761