Hanoi vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$302
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$1127
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
65
71
🏙️ Population
8.44M
12.7M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 16% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7418th and 6778th ($652 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5259th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Suzhou

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Hanoi Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$15339

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610