Chengdu vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$251
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$505
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
71
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
20.9M
8.44M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 2% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7209th and 7305th ($660 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 Chengdu compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 1933rd and 4684th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Hanoi

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Chengdu Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$13338

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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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