Hamilton vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hamilton	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2244	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4752	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$1423	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3156	$1455
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	569K	24.9M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 89% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1178th and 4461st ($2244 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Hamilton ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 143rd and 558th 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	$14.8	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2062	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.88%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16988	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.37	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.7	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.3	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1101	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21895	$28143

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2293
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2192
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1949
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2600
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2114
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2218
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2128
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2032
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2084
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2217
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1734
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2576
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1862
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2390
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1510
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$2073
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2622
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1821
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1879
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2358
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1816
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2194
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2072
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2082
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2578
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1915
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2156
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2127
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2085
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2097
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2074
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2031
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1598
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2067
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1529
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1408
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2048
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2004
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1738

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740