Hamilton vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4535
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$2095
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2934
$922
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
569K
11.9M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 123% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 2004th and 6257th ($2006 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 17th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1 months in Hangzhou. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 265th and 3005th 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
$18
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1114
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1880
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8824
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3366
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.3
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$620
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16689
$25159

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2214
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2318
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1832
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2049
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2308
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2034
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2017
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2102
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1994
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2109
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1936
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1848
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2415
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2233
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1892
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2078
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2172
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1706
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2303
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2124
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2081
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2181
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1863
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2030
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2125
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2123
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1581
116 km or 72 mi London
$1930
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1802
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1449
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1910
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1939
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1757

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789