Dortmund vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$648
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$1013
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
91
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
587K
11.9M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 68% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 3822nd and 6270th ($1401 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 25th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 764th and 2093rd 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
$13.7
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$26569

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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