Guangzhou vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guangzhou	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$2244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2255	$4752
🏠 One person rent	$333	$1423
🏘️ Family rent	$834	$2066
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1117	$3156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	73
😀 Quality of life	75	89
🏙️ Population	18.7M	569K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 67% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 6607th and 1178th ($742 vs $2244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Hamilton ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 955th and 143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Hamilton

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	Guangzhou	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1120	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$54.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.66%	6.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10173	$16988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4278	$5141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$84.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$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	$1.16	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.23	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$46.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.5	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$1101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18235	$21895

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$575
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$589
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$812
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$781
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$481
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$618
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$816
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1565
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$837
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$830
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2410
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$891
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$856
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$876
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$824
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$774
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1083
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$785
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$831
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$857
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$752
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$738
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$799
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$716
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$806
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$812
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$735
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$525
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$584
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$596
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$611
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$620

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