Chongqing vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$205
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
76
72
😀 Quality of life
74
65
🏙️ Population
32.1M
8.72M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 14% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7933rd and 7229th ($601 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 2nd in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 2353rd and 5251st 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
$2.89
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$12836

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$581
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$608
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$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
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$597
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$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