Hamilton vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4653
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$1278
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$2143
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2852
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
92
75
🏙️ Population
569K
24.9M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 85% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1801st and 4971st ($2089 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 5th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 111th and 1655th 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
$18.2
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.8
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.07
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1132
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.2
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10419
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.4
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$634
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17166
$27781

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2237
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2360
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1901
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2087
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2357
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2079
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2073
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2151
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2046
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2144
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1999
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1801
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2493
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2309
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1910
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2073
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2222
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1735
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2277
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2246
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2083
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2173
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1870
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2035
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2136
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2115
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1605
116 km or 72 mi London
$1916
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1804
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1480
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2036
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1992
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1680

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765