Hamilton vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamilton	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4653	$5609
🏠 One person rent	$1278	$1445
🏘️ Family rent	$2143	$2498
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2852	$3421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	90
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	569K	548K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 12% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1801st and 1156th ($2089 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 33rd 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 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 111th and 78th 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	$18.2	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.8	$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1132	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.2	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10419	$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$634	$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17166	$21096

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862