Dortmund vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$762
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$882
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
91
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
595K
11.9M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 98% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 3401st and 6563rd ($1632 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 20th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 84th and 2980th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Hangzhou

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Dortmund Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$28925

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

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