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Hangzhou vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Hangzhou is 10.8% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 45.1% less in Hangzhou
Groceries
pay 12.3% more in Hangzhou
Transportation
pay 8.6% less in Hangzhou
Housing
pay 2.5% more in Hangzhou
Childcare
pay 2.3 times more in Hangzhou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.6% less in Hangzhou
Clothing
pay 16.3% less in Hangzhou

The cost of childcare, groceries, and housing in Hangzhou are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Hangzhou. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Hangzhou.

Hangzhou vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hangzhou instead of Quito, you would:

pay 45.1% less for restaurants

 
Quito
Hangzhou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$3.50
CN¥24.23
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.38
 
$4.91
CN¥33.92
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.13
 
$0.51
CN¥3.53

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pay 12.3% more for groceries

 
Quito
Hangzhou
Bread
1 loaf
$1.62
 
$1.81
CN¥12.52
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.18
 
$7.80
CN¥53.92
Milk (1 gallon) $4.06
 
$7.52
CN¥51.95

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pay 8.6% less for transportation

 
Quito
Hangzhou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.63
 
$4.38
CN¥30.27
Monthly public transit pass $27.00
 
$16.82
CN¥116.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
$19,627.64
CN¥136K

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pay 2.5% more for housing

 
Quito
Hangzhou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.44
 
$17.91
CN¥123.79
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.12
 
$518.70
CN¥3,585.15
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $317.19
 
$306.94
CN¥2,121.54

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

 
Quito
Hangzhou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $283.25
 
$453.30
CN¥3,133.18
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,360.00
 
$28,915.71
CN¥200K

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pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Hangzhou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.38
 
$1.12
CN¥7.75
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.96
 
$3.45
CN¥23.81
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
$4.21
CN¥29.07

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pay 16.3% less for clothing

 
Quito
Hangzhou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.15
 
$57.69
CN¥398.75
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.83
 
$35.28
CN¥243.84
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.42
 
$73.30
CN¥506.65

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026
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