Hamilton vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	17
😀 Quality of life	88	44
🏙️ Population	569K	7.82M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 228% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2004th and 7879th ($2006 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 265th and 7390th 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	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$19212

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522