Hamilton vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamilton	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$4040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4653	$8690
🏠 One person rent	$1278	$2814
🏘️ Family rent	$2143	$4668
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$830
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2852	$7450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	73	97
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	569K	874K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 48% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 1801st and 7th ($2089 vs $4040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 4th 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 1.8 months in San Francisco. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 111th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs San Francisco

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	Hamilton	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.8	$98.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$7.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1132	$3172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$2480
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$4983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$4258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.2	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10419	$10615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$9151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$4.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$5.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$5.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$634	$1918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17166	$21243

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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 San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3252
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3277
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3212
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$3058
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3242
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3264
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$3073
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3255
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3083
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3282
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3058
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3346
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3007
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4102
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3831
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3604
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2929
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2893
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3593
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2910
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3359
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2929
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3778
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3137
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2859
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2380
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3182
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2807
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2783
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3261
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3805