Hamilton vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$1858
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$952
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	73	93
😀 Quality of life	88	65
🏙️ Population	569K	9.37M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 196% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1463rd and 6780th ($2154 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 68th 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 Hefei. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 241st and 4171st 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	$14.9	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$8558

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699