Changsha vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$211
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$505
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
72
😀 Quality of life
72
67
🏙️ Population
10M
8.72M

The cost of living in Changsha is 10% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7795th and 7314th ($622 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 3rd in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 2894th and 4766th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Hanoi

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Changsha Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$5.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$14773

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375