Chongqing vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$229
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
76
72
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
32.1M
8.72M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 9% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7730th and 7314th ($631 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 3rd in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 1966th and 4766th 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
$2.93
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$5.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$14773

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$595
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$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375