Canberra vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2604
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5825
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$1591
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$2539
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2863
$1013
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
91
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
381K
11.9M

The cost of living in Canberra is 213% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 522nd and 6270th ($2604 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 367th and 2093rd 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
$32.8
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$136
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.67
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.84
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1634
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2762
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.3
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8209
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6798
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.11
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$5.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1861
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14837
$26569

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81 km or 50 mi Goulburn
$1723
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1430
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1610
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1463
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1691
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2348
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1903
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2741
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$1998
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1669
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1404
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1672
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1461
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1707
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1719
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1716
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1693
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1701
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1702
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1317
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2356
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1746
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1707
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1708
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1658
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1688
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1327
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1354
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1462
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1639
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1819
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1723
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1862
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2203
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1552

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740