Hangzhou vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hangzhou	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2298	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$375	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.8	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$882	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	72	100
🏙️ Population	11.9M	5.45M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6563rd and 649th ($826 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Hangzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2980th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Sydney

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	Hangzhou	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.6	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7830	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.17	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.64	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28925	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710