Hangzhou vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$391
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$1735
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
53
😀 Quality of life
72
85
🏙️ Population
11.9M
686K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 15% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6270th and 5464th ($831 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 474th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 2093rd and 290th 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
$3.85
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3
 Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$8605

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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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$932
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$936
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$952
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$954
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$960
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$962
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$961
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$964
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1041
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$963
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1030
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1035
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1039
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1034
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$966
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1021
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1033
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1036
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1039
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1053
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1054
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1080
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1032
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1088
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$989
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$941
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1052