Changsha vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$202
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$371
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
72
65
🏙️ Population
10M
8.44M

The cost of living in Changsha is 9% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7418th ($592 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 2nd in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 3381st and 5259th 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
$2.78
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$11154

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372