Foshan vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$2154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$4699
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1364
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$2194
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$2803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
70
88
🏙️ Population
9.5M
569K

The cost of living in Foshan is 72% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 7753rd and 1463rd ($602 vs $2154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 27th 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 Foshan compared to 1.3 months in Hamilton. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Hamilton ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 2359th and 241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Hamilton

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Foshan Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$5.98
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$1198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1912
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$17069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$4991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$14.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$46.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$22053

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19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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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