Hangzhou vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$2429
🏠 One person rent
$405
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$2276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
84
53
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
11.9M
686K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 10% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6527th and 5951st ($860 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 630th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 3360th and 246th 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
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.12
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$16729

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063