Cost of living comparison
China is 23.1% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in China instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 14.6% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,262
|
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,327
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,375
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,631
|
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,675
|
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,579
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,950
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,122
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,069
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,399
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,274
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,614
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 21.2% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,939
|
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫217,048
|
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,826
|
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
|
pay 11.1% more for housing
Hanoi
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
|
pay 56.8% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
|
pay 62.0% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,705
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,293
|
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫751,756
|
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,377
|
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
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