Hanoi vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$290
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$930
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
71
98
😀 Quality of life
63
70
🏙️ Population
8.44M
12.3M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 6% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7305th and 6979th ($648 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 4684th and 2526th 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
$2.03
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$9062

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611