Canberra vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Canberra Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2217
$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4997
$2470
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$404
🏘️ Family rent
$2181
$784
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3272
$1066
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
89
😀 Quality of life
82
73
🏙️ Population
381K
11.9M

The cost of living in Canberra is 149% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 363rd and 5929th ($2217 vs $891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Canberra compared to 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Canberra ranked 12th best city to live in Australia vs Hangzhou ranked 8th in China, while ranked 286th and 1540th 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
$17.2
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.71
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1364
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1137
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1803
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6532
$7944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5225
$4434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$5.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.15
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$73.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.7
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1719
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14076
$20805

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$1607
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1544
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1540
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1572
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1562
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$1873
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1719
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2397
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2043
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1650
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1502
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1381
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1778
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1659
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1659
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1561
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1510
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1598
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1747
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1105
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2154
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1660
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1940
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1654
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1613
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1764
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1696
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1663
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1563
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1557
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1615
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1441
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2193
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$1674
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1621

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$726
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$776
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$726
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$662
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$650
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$655
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1099
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$685
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$849
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$882
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$672
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$852
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$701
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$729
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1379
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$667
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$693
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$754
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$778
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$678
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$684
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$680
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$686
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$514
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$665
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$770
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$674
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$952
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$674
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$832
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$666
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$681
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$652
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$677
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$573
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$700
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$686
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$683
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$811