Hanoi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$340
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$902
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
68
😀 Quality of life
67
70
🏙️ Population
8.72M
12.6M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 33% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7314th and 8548th ($694 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 485th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 4766th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Zhengzhou

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Hanoi Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$21955

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$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567