Chengdu vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$240	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$2780
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	73
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	20.9M	569K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 69% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 7421st and 1784th ($623 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 31st in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Hamilton ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 1890th and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Hamilton

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	Chengdu	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$21263

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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