Hamilton vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$727
😷 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 252% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1463rd and 7649th ($2154 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 262nd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 241st and 7013th 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	$14.9	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$10066

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610