Hamilton vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hamilton	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2244	$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4752	$1809
🏠 One person rent	$1423	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3156	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	73	93
😀 Quality of life	89	67
🏙️ Population	569K	9.37M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 217% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1178th and 6756th ($2244 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 82nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Hamilton ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 143rd and 3921st 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	$14.8	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2062	$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.88%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16988	$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.37	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.7	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.3	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1101	$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21895	$8280

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2293
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2192
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1949
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2600
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2114
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2218
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2128
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2032
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2084
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2217
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1734
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2576
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1862
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2390
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1510
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$2073
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2622
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1821
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1879
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2358
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1816
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2194
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2072
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2082
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2578
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1915
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2156
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2127
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2085
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2097
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2074
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2031
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1598
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2067
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1529
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1408
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2048
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2004
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1738

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696