Hanoi vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$340
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1012
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
72
84
😀 Quality of life
67
71
🏙️ Population
8.72M
9.37M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 4% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7314th and 7494th ($694 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 101st in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 4766th and 3146th 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
$2.09
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$8681

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28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693