Hangzhou vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hangzhou	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$805	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2398	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$369	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.8	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$2561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	91	78
😀 Quality of life	72	85
🏙️ Population	11.9M	936K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 62% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6419th and 1551st ($805 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 7th in China and Israel, respectively. Check China vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 1916th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Jerusalem

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	Hangzhou	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8089	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4179	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.71	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.99	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.93	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.51	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$441	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31296	$17799

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$716
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$573
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$650
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$677
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$868
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$695
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$587
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$708
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$654
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$700
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$672
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1097
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$665
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$645
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$984
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$702
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$657
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$590
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$642
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$616
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$643
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$682
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$607
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$631
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$621
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$603
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$671
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$644
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$746

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511