Hangzhou vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$405
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
84
72
😀 Quality of life
72
65
🏙️ Population
11.9M
8.72M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 23% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6527th and 7229th ($860 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 3360th and 5251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Hanoi

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Hangzhou Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.12
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$12836

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49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$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