Hamilton vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4535
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$2095
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2934
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
88
76
🏙️ Population
569K
17.5M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 102% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2004th and 5618th ($2006 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 265th and 1163rd 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
$18
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1114
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1880
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8824
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3366
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.3
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$620
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16689
$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648