Chengdu vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$635
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$252
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$917
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
72
😀 Quality of life
75
65
🏙️ Population
20.9M
8.44M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 3% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7530th and 7418th ($635 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th 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 0.6 months in Hanoi. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 1800th and 5259th 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
$2.87
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3973
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.61
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11647
$11154

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560

Cities near Hanoi

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