Hamilton vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$786
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$1129
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	91
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	569K	11.9M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 155% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1463rd and 6287th ($2154 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 22nd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 241st and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Hangzhou

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	Hamilton	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$22679

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774