Hangzhou vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$805
$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2398
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$369
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$744
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.8
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
71
😀 Quality of life
72
62
🏙️ Population
11.9M
8.44M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 25% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6419th and 7236th ($805 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 1916th and 4848th 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
$3.66
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.6
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$985
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8089
$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4179
$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.71
$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.5
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.51
$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$441
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31296
$12394

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49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$716
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$573
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$650
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$677
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$642
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$868
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$695
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$587
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$708
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$654
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$670
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$700
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$672
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1097
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$665
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$645
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$984
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$702
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$657
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$590
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$642
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$616
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$643
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$682
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$607
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$602
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$631
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$691
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$621
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$603
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$522
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$666
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$671
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$644
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$746

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393