Chongqing vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$226
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
87
71
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
32.1M
8.44M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 2% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7185th and 7305th ($662 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 2nd in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 1966th and 4684th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Hanoi

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Chongqing Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$13338

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$575
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$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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