Hangzhou vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hangzhou	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$389	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$786	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.9	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1129	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	80
😀 Quality of life	71	92
🏙️ Population	11.9M	737K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 71% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6287th and 206th ($843 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 168th 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Hangzhou ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 2189th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Seattle

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	Hangzhou	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.79	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$994	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8017	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4326	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.21	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.52	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.72	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$491	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22679	$28179

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263