Hamilton vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$2293
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$5392
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$2389
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$688
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$4087
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	68
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	569K	504K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 13% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 2004th and 1311th ($2006 vs $2293) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1104th 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 1.8 months in Mesa. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Mesa ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 265th and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Mesa

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	Hamilton	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$1336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$2471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$1979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$78.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$2959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$3476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$6.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$1190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$15526

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2367
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2423
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1974
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2366
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2243
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2343
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2296
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2346
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2454
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2318
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2321
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1933
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2153
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$771
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2818
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1767
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1865
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1924
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$876
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1835
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2817
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$994