Hanoi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$290
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$714
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
78
😀 Quality of life
63
66
🏙️ Population
8.44M
12.6M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 24% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7305th and 8506th ($648 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 4684th and 3930th 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
$2.03
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$19861

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$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619