Hanoi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$302
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$575
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
77
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
8.44M
12.6M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 29% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7418th and 8651st ($652 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5259th and 4484th 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
$1.9
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$19556

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563