Hanoi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$282
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$627
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
78
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
8.25M
12.6M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 25% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7372nd and 8471st ($631 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 4592nd and 3944th 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
$2.04
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.43
🥤 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
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$4818

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617