Hangzhou vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hangzhou	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$899	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2417	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$438	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$752	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$922	$3945
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	56
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	11.9M	950K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 59% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6257th and 1499th ($899 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1231st in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 3005th and 325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Jacksonville

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	Hangzhou	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.08	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$549	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$600	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7694	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3840	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.09	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25159	$11918

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$670
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$596
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$667
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$696
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$798
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$663
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$611
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$660
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$657
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$726
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$684
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1147
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$708
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$678
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1030
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$636
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$677
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$658
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$571
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$646
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$628
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$645
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$686
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$643
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$671
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$644
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$651
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$627
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$725
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$659
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$789

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863