Chengdu vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2079
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$2679
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	73
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	20.9M	569K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 70% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 7530th and 1725th ($635 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 23rd 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 1.3 months in Hamilton. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Hamilton ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 1800th and 176th 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	$2.87	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$1884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$12302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$4675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$19470

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659