Hamilton vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$723
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	85
😀 Quality of life	88	68
🏙️ Population	569K	9.07M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 274% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1784th and 8334th ($2017 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 239th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Shenyang

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	Hamilton	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$24404

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500