Hangzhou vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hangzhou	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$389	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$786	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.9	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1129	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	71	99
🏙️ Population	11.9M	4.84M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6287th and 312th ($843 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Hangzhou ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2189th and 4th 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	$3.79	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$994	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8017	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4326	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.21	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.52	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.72	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$491	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22679	$18951

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754