Hamilton vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2017
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4455
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1247
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2030
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2780
$1771
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
569K
17.7M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 120% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1784th and 5950th ($2017 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 239th and 545th 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
$18.8
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.03
🥤 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
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1072
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1990
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.79%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16293
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4716
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.8
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21263
$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609