Hamilton vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$1770
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	73	84
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	569K	9.37M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 200% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2004th and 7494th ($2006 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 101st 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 1.5 months in Hefei. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 265th and 3146th 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	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$1.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$8681

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Cities near Hamilton

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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693