Hangzhou vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$843
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2415
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$389
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$786
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1129
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
71
😀 Quality of life
71
63
🏙️ Population
11.9M
8.44M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 30% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6287th and 7305th ($843 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Hangzhou ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 2189th and 4684th 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
$3.79
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$507
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$994
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8017
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4326
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.21
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.52
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.72
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22679
$13338

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$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407