Hamilton vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$709
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	24
😀 Quality of life	88	39
🏙️ Population	569K	6.56M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 241% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1784th and 7740th ($2017 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 239th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Shaoyang

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	Hamilton	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600