Chengdu vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$242
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$746
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$481
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
71
😀 Quality of life
73
65
🏙️ Population
20.9M
8.25M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 2% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7269th and 7372nd ($643 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th 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 1633rd and 4592nd 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
$2.81
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.62
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$13775

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422