Hanoi vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$342
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1151
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
97
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
8.72M
12.3M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 8% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7229th and 7564th ($702 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 107th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5251st and 2134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Wuhan

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Hanoi Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.1
🥤 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
$367
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$8927

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584