Hangzhou vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$405
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$3974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
99
😀 Quality of life
72
96
🏙️ Population
11.9M
2.11M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 65% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6527th and 916th ($860 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in China and France, respectively. Check China vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 3360th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Paris

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Hangzhou Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.12
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$17184

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Cities near Hangzhou

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

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544