Hamilton vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	21
😀 Quality of life	88	46
🏙️ Population	569K	6.56M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 232% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2004th and 7943rd ($2006 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 265th and 7142nd 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	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619