Dortmund vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$750
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$912
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
84
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
595K
11.9M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 90% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 3504th and 6527th ($1637 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 17th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 33rd and 3360th 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
$17.3
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$29918

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765