Hamilton vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$1644
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	569K	24.9M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 84% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1784th and 4858th ($2017 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 239th and 675th 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	$18.8	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$30174

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746