Hamilton vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	49
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	569K	8.78M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 209% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2004th and 7630th ($2006 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 265th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Quanzhou

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	Hamilton	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$9745

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Cities near Hamilton

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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$954