Hamilton vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$707
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	24
😀 Quality of life	88	38
🏙️ Population	569K	7.82M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 174% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1784th and 6735th ($2017 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 239th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Shangqiu

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	Hamilton	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$17921

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529