Hangzhou vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2298
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$375
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$702
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$882
$2644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
52
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
11.9M
686K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 19% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6563rd and 5380th ($826 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 315th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Hangzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 2980th and 291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Shizuoka

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Hangzhou Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.7
$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7830
$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4289
$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.17
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.64
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28925
$19584

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$976
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$973
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$976
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$979
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$976
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1018
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$974
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$968
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$977
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1037
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$962
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1025
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1024
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1023
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$959
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1023
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1029
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1016
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1043
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1030
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1035
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1071
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1064
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1083
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1086
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1055
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1141
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1002
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1038
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$908
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1068