Hamilton vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2103
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4578
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$1304
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$2079
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2679
$1245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
569K
7.41M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 23% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1725th and 532nd ($2103 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 176th and 548th 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
$19
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1167
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1163
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1899
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1884
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12302
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.6
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$618
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19470
$22102

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2193
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1844
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2010
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2326
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2012
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$1998
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2033
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2038
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2071
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1928
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1705
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2464
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2241
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1869
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2049
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2242
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1683
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2187
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2449
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2044
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2109
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1868
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2021
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2083
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2082
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1564
116 km or 72 mi London
$1931
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1925
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1443
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2180
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1936
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1659

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598