Hangzhou vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$843
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2415
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$389
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$786
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1129
$4007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
71
88
🏙️ Population
11.9M
7.41M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 69% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6287th and 379th ($843 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 9th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 2189th vs 205th 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
$3.79
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$507
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$994
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8017
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4326
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.21
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.52
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.72
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22679
$22381

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623