Hamilton vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2154
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4699
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$1364
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2803
$4007
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
569K
7.41M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 22% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1463rd and 379th ($2154 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 241st and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Hong Kong

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Hamilton Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.7
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2201
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1912
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17069
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4991
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.2
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.23
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22053
$22381

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623