Hanoi vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$342
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$930
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
72
84
😀 Quality of life
65
71
🏙️ Population
8.72M
9.37M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 7% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7229th and 7557th ($702 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 105th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 5251st and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Hefei

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Hanoi Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.25
🥤 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
$367
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$9430

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677