Hangzhou vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$5993
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$3159
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$584
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$5087
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
72
77
🏙️ Population
11.9M
467K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 69% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6270th and 440th ($831 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 394th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 2093rd and 720th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Long Beach

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Hangzhou Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$6.58
 Cappuccino
$3.84
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$18490

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$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
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2780
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2895
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2872
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2637
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2935
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2676
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2375
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2800
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2729
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3760
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3148
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2442
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3124
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2661
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2788
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$2886
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2777
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2717
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2886
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2665
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2867
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2652