Hamilton vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$8717
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$2600
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$4501
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$806
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$7795
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	73	97
😀 Quality of life	88	97
🏙️ Population	569K	874K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 43% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 1463rd and 9th ($2154 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 7th 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 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 2.1 months in San Francisco. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 241st and 12th 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	$14.9	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$31050

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3146
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2940
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3082
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3196
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3152
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3053
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3224
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3048
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3293
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4155
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3672
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3473
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2831
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2949
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3804
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2981
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2714
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2922
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2986
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2851
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2885
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3176
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2845
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2726
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3010
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3610