Hangzhou vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hangzhou	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2298	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$375	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.8	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$882	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	91	78
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	11.9M	936K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 66% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6563rd and 950th ($826 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 3rd in China and Israel, respectively. Check China vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Hangzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 2980th and 351st 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	$3.7	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.6	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7830	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.17	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.64	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28925	$23696

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Cities near Hangzhou

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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850