Chongqing vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1695
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$180
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.3
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$914
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
87
72
😀 Quality of life
74
65
🏙️ Population
32.1M
8.44M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 14% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8185th and 7418th ($561 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd 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 Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 2237th and 5259th 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
$2.82
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$231
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.8
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.46
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2367
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.1
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23821
$11154

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$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372