Hangzhou vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2298
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$375
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$882
$1245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
11.9M
7.41M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 70% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6563rd and 532nd ($826 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 13th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 2980th vs 548th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Hong Kong

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Hangzhou Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.7
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7830
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4289
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.17
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.64
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28925
$22102

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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

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598