Hangzhou vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$391
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$746
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$481
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
71
😀 Quality of life
72
65
🏙️ Population
11.9M
8.25M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 32% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6270th and 7372nd ($831 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 2093rd and 4592nd 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
$3.85
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$13775

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49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422