Hanoi vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$282
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$833
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
71
98
😀 Quality of life
65
71
🏙️ Population
8.25M
12.3M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 2% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7372nd and 7238th ($631 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 185th 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 14th in China, while ranked 4592nd and 2438th 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
$2.04
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$11975

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575