Hangzhou vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$438
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$922
$2185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
84
53
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
11.9M
686K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 0.4% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6257th and 6285th ($899 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 758th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Hangzhou compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 3005th and 186th 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
$4.08
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7694
$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3840
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25159
$14291

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$883
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$888
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$912
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$915
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$923
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$984
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$929
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$936
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$941
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1012
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$932
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1003
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1004
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1006
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1005
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1010
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$941
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1003
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1018
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1020
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1024
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$995
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1018
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1021
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1022
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1018
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1018
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1029
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1073
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$972
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1023
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$887
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1016