Hamilton vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$854
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	21
😀 Quality of life	88	40
🏙️ Population	569K	6.71M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 124% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 1784th and 6043rd ($2017 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 13th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 239th and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Yancheng

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	Hamilton	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$22179

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984