Canberra vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$369
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$1212
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	91
😀 Quality of life	84	72
🏙️ Population	381K	11.9M

The cost of living in Canberra is 151% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1768th and 6419th ($2023 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 23rd in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.5 months in Hangzhou. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 388th and 1916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Hangzhou

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	Canberra	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$4179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$31296

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1668
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$716
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$573
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$650
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$677
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$868
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$695
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$587
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$708
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$654
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$700
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$672
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1097
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$665
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$645
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$984
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$702
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$657
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$590
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$642
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$616
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$643
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$682
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$607
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$631
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$621
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$603
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$671
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$644
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$746