Hangzhou vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$391
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
72
80
🏙️ Population
11.9M
17.5M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 11% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6270th and 5744th ($831 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 16th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 10th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 2093rd vs 460th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Shenzhen

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Hangzhou Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$24305

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584