Hamilton vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$5531
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	87
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	569K	1.39M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 41% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1784th and 36th ($2017 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 32nd 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 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 239th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs San Diego

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	Hamilton	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$28706

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759