Chengdu vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1735
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$281
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.2
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
89
72
😀 Quality of life
75
65
🏙️ Population
20.9M
8.72M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 5% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7467th and 7229th ($666 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 2nd in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 1710th and 5251st 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
$2.83
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3917
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13059
$12836

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380