Hangzhou vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hangzhou	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$389	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$786	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.9	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1129	$819
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	8
😀 Quality of life	71	58
🏙️ Population	11.9M	24.7K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 46% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6287th and 3466th ($843 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in China and the Seychelles, respectively. Check China vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Hangzhou ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 2189th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Victoria

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	Hangzhou	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.79	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$994	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8017	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4326	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.21	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.52	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.72	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$491	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22679	$8081

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482