Hamilton vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2244
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4752
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1423
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3156
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
569K
17.5M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 139% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1178th and 5744th ($2244 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Hamilton ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 143rd and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamilton Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1240
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2062
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1776
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.88%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16988
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.37
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1101
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21895
$24305

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2293
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2192
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1949
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2600
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2114
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2218
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2128
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2032
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2084
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$2217
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1734
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2576
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2390
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$2073
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$1821
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2358
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1816
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2194
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2578
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$1915
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2156
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2085
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2097
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2074
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2031
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1598
116 km or 72 mi London
$2067
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1529
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1408
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2048
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$2004
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1738

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584