Hangzhou vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$3641
🏠 One person rent
$405
$932
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
8
😀 Quality of life
72
48
🏙️ Population
11.9M
24.7K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 48% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6527th and 3471st ($860 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 3360th and 6854th 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
$4
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$4.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.12
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$8971

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$724
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1237
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1233
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$743
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$481
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$553
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$807
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$815
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$749
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$604
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$819
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$796
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$588
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$551
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$544
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$496
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$408
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$523
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$712
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$542
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$419