Cost of Living Comparison Between Lhasa and Hangzhou Cost of Living Comparison Between Lhasa and Hangzhou

🙂 Solo nomad: Lhasa is 22.8% cheaper than Hangzhou without rent, and 21.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lhasa is 14.1% cheaper than Hangzhou without rent, and 22.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.53 ¥25.31

$3.52 ¥25.23

0.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.6 ¥198

$25.99 ¥186

6.19%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.78 ¥48.61

$4.95 ¥35.48

36.97%

Cappuccino

$2.93 ¥21.01

$3.4 ¥24.41

-13.82%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.4 ¥2.9

$0.52 ¥3.7

-23.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 ¥2.41

$0.29 ¥2.1

17.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.27 ¥9.09

$1.12 ¥8.06

13.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 ¥12.67

$1.66 ¥11.89

6.63%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.04 ¥14.63

$2.03 ¥14.56

0.49%

White Bread (500g)

$1.73 ¥12.44

$1.9 ¥13.61

-8.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.79 ¥5.67

$0.92 ¥6.63

-14.13%

Eggs

$2.39 ¥17.16

$1.71 ¥12.29

39.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.81 ¥48.88

$17.18 ¥123

-60.36%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.76 ¥19.77

$2.68 ¥19.24

2.99%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.12 ¥72.6

$9.82 ¥70.5

3.05%

Apples (1kg)

$2.2 ¥15.76

$1.97 ¥14.1

11.68%

Banana (1kg)

$1.66 ¥11.93

$1.79 ¥12.85

-7.26%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.4 ¥10.07

$1.64 ¥11.75

-14.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.83 ¥5.97

$1.24 ¥8.9

-33.06%

Potato (1kg)

$0.65 ¥4.68

$0.77 ¥5.52

-15.58%

Onion (1kg)

$0.91 ¥6.56

$0.98 ¥7.06

-7.14%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.6 ¥4.31

$0.68 ¥4.87

-11.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.8 ¥5.73

$0.53 ¥3.79

50.94%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.07 ¥22.02

$4.29 ¥30.75

-28.44%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.53 ¥89.9

$12.55 ¥90

-0.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 ¥5.32

$0.75 ¥5.37

-1.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.6 ¥11.5

$1.63 ¥11.67

-1.84%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.27 ¥1.91

$0.5 ¥3.6

-46.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.43 ¥118

$15.59 ¥112

5.39%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.41 ¥10.11

$1.79 ¥12.83

-21.23%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.26 ¥1.86

$0.43 ¥3.07

-39.53%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.74 ¥48.38

$6.23 ¥44.69

8.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.3 ¥9.34

$1.13 ¥8.14

15.04%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$19.7K ¥141.2K

$19.3K ¥138.6K

1.82%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$16.8K ¥120.4K

$16.7K ¥120.1K

0.33%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$46.59 ¥334

$43.69 ¥313

6.64%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$9.74 ¥69.9

$11.59 ¥83.2

-15.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.46 ¥111

$18.65 ¥134

-17.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.05 ¥294

$60.4 ¥433

-32.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.78 ¥98.9

$16.39 ¥118

-15.92%

Cinema Ticket

$7.78 ¥55.8

$6.39 ¥45.81

21.75%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$339 ¥2,434

$447 ¥3,206

-24.08%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$17.1K ¥123K

$28.8K ¥206.2K

-40.36%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.8 ¥214

$56.7 ¥407

-47.45%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.97 ¥222

$35.56 ¥255

-12.91%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70 ¥502

$71.8 ¥515

-2.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$45.75 ¥328

$93.1 ¥668

-50.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$274 ¥1,964

$518 ¥3,712

-47.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$188 ¥1,346

$299 ¥2,144

-37.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$602 ¥4,318

$1,136 ¥8,148

-47.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$363 ¥2,604

$663 ¥4,754

-45.22%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,986 ¥21.4K

$7,808 ¥56K

-61.76%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,034 ¥14.6K

$4,275 ¥30.7K

-52.42%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,195 ¥8,574

$1,309 ¥9,389

-8.69%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.87

3.83

1.04%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Lhasa: October 29, 2025

Last update for Hangzhou: October 28, 2025

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