Hangzhou vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2298
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$375
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$882
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
72
😀 Quality of life
72
65
🏙️ Population
11.9M
8.44M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 27% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6563rd and 7418th ($826 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 0.6 months in Hanoi. Hangzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 2980th and 5259th 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
$3.7
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7830
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4289
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.17
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.64
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28925
$11154

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753

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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