Chengdu vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Chengdu Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$1866
🏠 One person rent
$266
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$460
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.7
$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$804
$556
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
71
😀 Quality of life
73
66
🏙️ Population
20.9M
8.25M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 6% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6921st and 7193rd ($677 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 133rd and 4th in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Chengdu compared to 0.9 months in Hanoi. Chengdu ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 1573rd and 4154th 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
$2.64
$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$347
$477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
10.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$2632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2106
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$8.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.66
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.3
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17557
$13432

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$635
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$629
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$611
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$591
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$629
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$621
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$604
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$624
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$646
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$564
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$637
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$529
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$638
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$619
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$562
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$604
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$542
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$591
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$685
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$610
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$626
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$544
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$546
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$631
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$603
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$565
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$582
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$684
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$574
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$578
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$554
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$614
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$635
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$540
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$614
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$543
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$574
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$603

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$533
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$608
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$557
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$523
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$554
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$666
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$621
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$655
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$598
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$570
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$561
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$587
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$558
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$469
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$585
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$606
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$580
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$601
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$540
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$735
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$857
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$781
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$644
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$592
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$596
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$558
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$565
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$664
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$876
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$644
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$671
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$505
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$581
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$562
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$495
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$648
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$454