Hamilton vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4535
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$2095
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2934
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
88
76
🏙️ Population
569K
24.9M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 75% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2004th and 4880th ($2006 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 265th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Shanghai

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Hamilton Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1114
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1880
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8824
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3366
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.3
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$620
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16689
$27610

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789