George Town vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	George Town	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3644	$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8755	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$2551	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$5134	$786
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5788	$1129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	91
😀 Quality of life	78	71
🏙️ Population	41K	11.9M

The cost of living in George Town is 332% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 17th and 6287th ($3644 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.6 months in George Town compared to 1.3 months in Hangzhou. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 703rd and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.7	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.16	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2606	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2239	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5633	$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4623	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.76%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8428	$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.58	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.99	$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.5	$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1615	$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26502	$22679

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774