Hamilton vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$5497
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1452
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$2508
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$3236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	90
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	569K	548K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 15% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2004th and 1193rd ($2006 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 30th 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 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 265th and 84th 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	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$7.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$20557

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831