Hamilton vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$4608
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$1707
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$3719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	66
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	569K	633K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 5% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 2004th and 2305th ($2006 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1739th 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 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 265th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Memphis

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	Hamilton	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$27334

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809