Canberra vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$2298
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$882
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	91
😀 Quality of life	86	72
🏙️ Population	381K	11.9M

The cost of living in Canberra is 145% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1949th and 6563rd ($2019 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 20th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 413th and 2980th 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	$14.3	$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$28925

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

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