Foshan vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$2244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$4752
🏠 One person rent
$156
$1423
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$3156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
73
89
🏙️ Population
9.5M
569K

The cost of living in Foshan is 74% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 7900th and 1178th ($575 vs $2244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 18th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Hamilton ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 1721st and 143rd 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
$3.49
$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$5.96
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$1240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$54.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
6.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$16988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$5141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$84.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$20.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$46.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$1101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$21895

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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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