Hanoi vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$290
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1044
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
71
70
😀 Quality of life
63
67
🏙️ Population
8.44M
12.7M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 36% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7305th and 5553rd ($648 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 4684th and 3798th 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
$2.03
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645