Hanoi vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$342
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$892
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
53
😀 Quality of life
65
71
🏙️ Population
8.72M
9.4M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 5% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7229th and 7431st ($702 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5251st and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Ningbo

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Hanoi Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$15051

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525