Hamilton vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$991
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	73	93
😀 Quality of life	88	66
🏙️ Population	569K	9.37M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 223% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1784th and 7405th ($2017 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 160th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 239th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Hefei

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	Hamilton	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$8278

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665