Hamilton vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$893
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	54
😀 Quality of life	88	66
🏙️ Population	569K	8.78M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 213% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1784th and 7256th ($2017 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 239th and 4015th 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	$18.8	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$20567

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936