Hangzhou vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$405
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$3421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
90
😀 Quality of life
72
93
🏙️ Population
11.9M
548K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 64% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6527th and 1156th ($860 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 33rd 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3360th and 78th 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
$4
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.12
$4.95
🥤 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
$522
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$21096

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862