Hamilton vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$729
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	73	44
😀 Quality of life	88	43
🏙️ Population	569K	6.65M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 242% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 1784th and 7767th ($2017 vs $590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 276th 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 1.2 months in Hengyang. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Hengyang ranked 140th in China, while ranked 239th and 6669th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Hengyang

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	Hamilton	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$23
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$34.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$3292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$3135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$8454

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600