Hamilton vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamilton	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2103	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$5312
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1378
🏘️ Family rent	$2079	$2219
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2679	$3266
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	91
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	569K	548K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 7% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1725th and 1330th ($2103 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 39th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 176th and 107th 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	$19	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$7.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1163	$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12302	$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19470	$20873

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804