Hanoi vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$340
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1351
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
72
65
😀 Quality of life
67
74
🏙️ Population
8.72M
12.7M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 13% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7314th and 6776th ($694 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 4766th and 2020th 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
$2.09
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635