Hangzhou vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
91
😀 Quality of life
72
91
🏙️ Population
11.9M
548K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 58% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6270th and 1798th ($831 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 57th in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2093rd and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Manchester

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Hangzhou Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$13845

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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 Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629