Chongqing vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Chongqing Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$651
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$1889
🏠 One person rent
$220
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.9
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$778
$525
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
70
😀 Quality of life
70
67
🏙️ Population
7.74M
8.25M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 5% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6894th and 7277th ($685 vs $651) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 210th and 3rd in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Chongqing ranked 17th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 2507th and 3873rd 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
$4.61
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.09
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.27
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$332
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31
$47
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.31%
10.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2754
$2415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1687
$1327
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$8.55
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.24
$5.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.54
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.54
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$368
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22014
$13545

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$654
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$722
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$667
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$735
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$720
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$786
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$657
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$684
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$676
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$704
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$666
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$726
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$693
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$710
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$679
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$669
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$668
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$719
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$713
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$759
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$720
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$664
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$723
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$565
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$765
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$659
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$656
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$673
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$669
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$661
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$669
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$671
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$666
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$657
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$669
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$707
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$599
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$718
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$688
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$652

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$531
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$555
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$583
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$529
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$531
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$520
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$714
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$566
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$645
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$556
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$700
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$526
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$584
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$679
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$488
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$721
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$662
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$627
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$724
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$697
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$530
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$765
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$834
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$796
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$697
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$705
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$677
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$721
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$658
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$717
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$597
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$841
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$682
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$706
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$515
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$679
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$689
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$516
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$668
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$469