Hamilton vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$800
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	20
😀 Quality of life	88	41
🏙️ Population	569K	6.44M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 201% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1784th and 7052nd ($2017 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 74th 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 Shangrao. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 239th and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Shangrao

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	Hamilton	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$31722

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621