Changsha vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$222
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$505
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
71
😀 Quality of life
68
63
🏙️ Population
10M
8.44M

The cost of living in Changsha is 10% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7989th and 7305th ($582 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 2nd in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 3254th and 4684th 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
$2.87
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$13338

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40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407