Hanoi vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$302
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$1016
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
98
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
8.44M
12.3M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 2% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7418th and 7501st ($652 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5259th and 2249th 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
$1.9
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$7838

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571