Hamilton vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4535
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$2095
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2934
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
53
😀 Quality of life
88
73
🏙️ Population
569K
9.4M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 204% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2004th and 7558th ($2006 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 114th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 265th and 2343rd 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
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1114
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1880
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8824
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3366
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.3
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$620
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16689
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2214
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2318
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1832
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2049
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2308
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2034
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2017
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2102
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1994
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2109
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1936
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1848
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2415
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2233
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1892
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2078
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2172
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1706
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2303
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2124
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2081
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2181
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1863
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2030
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2125
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2123
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1581
116 km or 72 mi London
$1930
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1802
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1449
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1910
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1939
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1757

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538