Hangzhou vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$391
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
95
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
11.9M
2.6M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 29% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6270th and 4516th ($831 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2093rd and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hangzhou Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$19102

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589