Hangzhou vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$391
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
20
😀 Quality of life
72
52
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.18M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 7% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6270th and 6017th ($831 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 15th in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2093rd and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Medina

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Hangzhou Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$9496

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964