Hanoi vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$340
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1198
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
53
😀 Quality of life
67
73
🏙️ Population
8.72M
9.4M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 5% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7314th and 7558th ($694 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 4766th and 2343rd 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
$2.09
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$15801

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538