Hamilton vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$1649
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	96
😀 Quality of life	88	79
🏙️ Population	569K	17.7M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 125% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1463rd and 5948th ($2154 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 241st and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Shenzhen

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	Hamilton	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618