Hangzhou vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$843
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2415
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$389
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$786
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1129
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
91
53
😀 Quality of life
71
89
🏙️ Population
11.9M
140K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 71% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6287th and 204th ($843 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in China and Iceland, respectively. Check China vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Hangzhou ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 2189th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Reykjavik

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Hangzhou Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.79
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$11.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$507
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$994
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8017
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4326
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.21
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.52
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.72
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22679
$6167

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49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161