Hamilton vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2017
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4455
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$1247
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$2030
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2780
$725
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
60
😀 Quality of life
88
53
🏙️ Population
569K
9.4M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 185% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1784th and 6849th ($2017 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 239th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Ningbo

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Hamilton Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1072
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1990
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.1
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.79%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16293
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4716
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.8
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21263
$12465

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HamiltonNingbo

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522