Changchun vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Changchun	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$612	$2244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1622	$4752
🏠 One person rent	$246	$1423
🏘️ Family rent	$410	$2066
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$938	$3156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	73
😀 Quality of life	55	89
🏙️ Population	9.07M	569K

The cost of living in Changchun is 73% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 7549th and 1178th ($612 vs $2244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 272nd and 18th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Changchun ranked 37th best city to live in China vs Hamilton ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 5930th and 143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Hamilton

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	Changchun	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.02	$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$624	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$54.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.6%	6.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5961	$16988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3968	$5141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.06	$84.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.84	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$46.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.7	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$280	$1101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14481	$21895

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$607
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$585
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$555
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$640
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$541
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$646
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$610
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$543
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$561
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$595
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$648
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$536
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$758
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$557
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$551
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$673
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$449
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$566
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$597
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$592
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$529
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$486
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$628
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$510
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$643
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$515
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$502
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$512
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$702
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$517
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$692
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$560

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2293
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2192
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1949
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2600
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2114
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2218
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2128
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2032
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2084
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2217
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1734
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2576
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1862
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2390
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1510
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$2073
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2622
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1821
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1879
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2358
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1816
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2194
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2072
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2082
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2578
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1915
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2156
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2127
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2085
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2097
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2074
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2031
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1598
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2067
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1529
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1408
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2048
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2004
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1738