Austin vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$2298
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$882
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	91
😀 Quality of life	92	72
🏙️ Population	962K	11.9M

The cost of living in Austin is 193% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1002nd and 6563rd ($2416 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 20th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 151st and 2980th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Hangzhou

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	Austin	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$28925

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$740
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$597
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$642
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$672
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$637
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$771
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$674
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$586
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$639
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$679
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1128
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$673
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$632
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$666
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$634
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$576
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$620
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$604
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$696
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$597
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$547
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$612
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$672
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$618
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$622
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$696
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$630
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$753