Adelaide vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$2401
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$719
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$912
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	84
😀 Quality of life	93	72
🏙️ Population	1.39M	11.9M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 172% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1210th and 6527th ($2338 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 17th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 73rd and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Hangzhou

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	Adelaide	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$29918

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$680
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$594
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$652
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$644
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$782
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$684
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$671
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$652
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$683
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$665
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1126
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$669
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$644
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1002
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$623
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$650
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$628
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$617
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$636
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$697
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$604
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$557
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$680
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$611
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$646
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$765