Hangzhou vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Hangzhou Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$391
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
7
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
11.9M
133K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 35% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6270th and 4218th ($831 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in China and Maldives, respectively. Check China vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Male. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 2093rd and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Hangzhou vs Male infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Hangzhou vs Male

Prices for goods and services in Hangzhou and Male are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Hangzhou Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.08
 Cappuccino
$3.84
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$3438

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$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

Cities near Male

Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1207
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$295
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$255
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339