Beijing vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$605
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$746
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$481
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
78
65
🏙️ Population
21.9M
8.25M

The cost of living in Beijing is 69% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4887th and 7372nd ($1065 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 583rd and 4592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Hanoi

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Beijing Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$13775

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422