Guangzhou vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$4578
🏠 One person rent
$322
$1304
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$2079
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$2679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
97
73
😀 Quality of life
75
91
🏙️ Population
18.7M
569K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 64% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 6838th and 1725th ($758 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Hamilton. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Hamilton ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 2100th and 176th 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
$2.82
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$5.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$1163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$1884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$12302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$4675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$19470

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

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