Hamilton vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamilton	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4653	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1278	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$2143	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2852	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	33
😀 Quality of life	92	84
🏙️ Population	569K	543K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 8% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1801st and 2278th ($2089 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1724th 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 1.9 months in Tucson. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 111th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Tucson

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	Hamilton	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.8	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1132	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.2	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10419	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$634	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17166	$15659

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190