Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 76.9% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 34.5% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫50,013
|
$4.15
CN¥30.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,535
|
$5.54
CN¥40.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,655
|
$0.50
CN¥3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,023
|
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,782
|
$1.43
CN¥10.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,723
|
$6.83
CN¥49.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,867
|
$7.46
CN¥54.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,993
|
$1.75
CN¥12.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,724
|
$1.44
CN¥10.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,683
|
$0.96
CN¥6.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,831
|
$0.79
CN¥5.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,405
|
$0.87
CN¥6.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,056
|
$0.58
CN¥4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,308
|
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,746
|
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
|
pay 76.6% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,485
|
$4.35
CN¥31.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,051
|
$34.62
CN¥251.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,254,680
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,970.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,035
|
$4.68
CN¥34.02
|
|
pay 97.0% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,950
|
$13.59
CN¥98.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,645,698
|
$969.73
CN¥7,047.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,177,789
|
$561.86
CN¥4,083.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,592,883
|
$42.17
CN¥306.46
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,126,560
|
$836.50
CN¥6,079.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,903,645
|
$25,256.69
CN¥183,547.91
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,006
|
$1.38
CN¥10.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,612
|
$3.73
CN¥27.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,009
|
$3.46
CN¥25.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫629,706
|
$62.16
CN¥451.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,031
|
$8.31
CN¥60.39
|
|
pay 39.6% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫811,668
|
$65.57
CN¥476.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,180
|
$35.21
CN¥255.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,122,535
|
$85.31
CN¥619.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,391,442
|
$112.58
CN¥818.17
|
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