Hangzhou vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hangzhou	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$899	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2417	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$438	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$752	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$922	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	84	100
😀 Quality of life	72	95
🏙️ Population	11.9M	8.8M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 79% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6257th and 4th ($899 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 3005th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs New York City

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	Hangzhou	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.08	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$549	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$600	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7694	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3840	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.09	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25159	$21713

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$670
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$596
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$667
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$696
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$798
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$663
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$611
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$660
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$657
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$726
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$684
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1147
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$708
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$678
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1030
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$636
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$677
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$658
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$571
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$646
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$628
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$645
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$686
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$643
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$671
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$644
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$651
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$627
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$725
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$659
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$789

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192