Canberra vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2258
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5105
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$1409
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$2111
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$584
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4498
$922
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
84
😀 Quality of life
85
72
🏙️ Population
381K
11.9M

The cost of living in Canberra is 151% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1373rd and 6257th ($2258 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 17th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1 months in Hangzhou. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 438th and 3005th 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
$15.6
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.7
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.03
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1459
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1187
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9940
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6181
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.2
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.9
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.9
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.98
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2338
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17844
$25159

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$1795
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1695
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1701
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1460
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1709
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2481
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$2040
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2844
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2354
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1825
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1855
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1816
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1995
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$2000
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1915
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1913
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1810
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1834
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1493
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2543
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1933
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1889
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1896
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1813
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2179
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1606
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1273
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1905
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1876
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1868
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1728
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2672
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2364
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1720

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789