George Town vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	George Town	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3374	$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8402	$2349
🏠 One person rent	$2280	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$4877	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$837	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4688	$1013
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	91
😀 Quality of life	77	72
🏙️ Population	41K	11.9M

The cost of living in George Town is 306% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 32nd and 6270th ($3374 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in the Cayman Islands and China, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in George Town compared to 1.2 months in Hangzhou. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 754th and 2093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5734	$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4269	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$120	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.08%	4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8481	$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.78	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.93	$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.3	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.3	$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1229	$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25346	$26569

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671

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