Hamilton vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamilton	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2103	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2079	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2679	$675
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	73	19
😀 Quality of life	91	44
🏙️ Population	569K	7.01M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 263% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1725th and 7987th ($2103 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 176th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Zhumadian

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	Hamilton	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1163	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12302	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19470	$7830

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Cities near Hamilton

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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506