Hamilton vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2103
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4578
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$1304
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$2079
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2679
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
569K
17.5M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 140% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1725th and 6334th ($2103 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 176th and 1094th 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
$19
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1167
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1163
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1899
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1884
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12302
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.6
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$618
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19470
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2193
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1844
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2010
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2326
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2012
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$1998
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2033
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2038
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2071
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1928
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1705
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2464
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2241
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1869
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2049
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2242
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1683
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2187
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2449
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2044
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2109
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1868
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2021
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2083
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2082
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1564
116 km or 72 mi London
$1931
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1925
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1443
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2180
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1936
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1659

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634