Hangzhou vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hangzhou	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2298	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$375	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.8	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$882	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	91	7
😀 Quality of life	72	66
🏙️ Population	11.9M	133K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 37% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6563rd and 4439th ($826 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 2nd in China and Maldives, respectively. Check China vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Male. Hangzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 2980th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Male

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	Hangzhou	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.6	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7830	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.17	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.64	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28925	$3575

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327