Hanoi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$292
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$680
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
78
😀 Quality of life
62
66
🏙️ Population
8.44M
12.6M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 26% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7236th and 8544th ($647 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 4848th and 3982nd 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
$1.94
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.48
🥤 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
$302
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$19343

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129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
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$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
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$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
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$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
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$393

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Distance City Cost of living
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$519
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$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
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$637
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$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
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$587
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$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591