Hanoi vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$302
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$768
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
60
😀 Quality of life
65
57
🏙️ Population
8.44M
9.4M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 9% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7418th and 7025th ($652 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 5259th and 6133rd 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
$1.9
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$15234

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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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531