Hangzhou vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$843
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2415
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$389
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$786
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1129
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
71
79
🏙️ Population
11.9M
17.7M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 12% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6287th and 5948th ($843 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 13th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 9th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 2189th vs 556th 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
$3.79
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$507
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$994
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8017
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4326
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.21
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.52
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.72
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22679
$24117

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618