Hangzhou vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
11.9M
7.41M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 68% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6270th and 503rd ($831 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 10th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 2093rd vs 168th 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
$3.85
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$20363

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611