Hangzhou vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hangzhou	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$805	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2398	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$369	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.8	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$1278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	93
😀 Quality of life	72	82
🏙️ Population	11.9M	546K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 53% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 6419th and 2671st ($805 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 3rd in China and Portugal, respectively. Check China vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 1916th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Lisbon

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	Hangzhou	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8089	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4179	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.71	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.99	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.93	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.51	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$441	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31296	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112