Hanoi vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$302
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$927
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
65
69
🏙️ Population
8.44M
9.37M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 1% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7418th and 7469th ($652 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 5259th and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$9056

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663