Cost of living comparison

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Hangzhou vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Hangzhou is 51.1% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 29.8% more in Hangzhou
Groceries: pay 21.1% more in Hangzhou
Transportation: pay 25.8% more in Hangzhou
Housing: pay 33.5% more in Hangzhou
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Hangzhou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Hangzhou
Clothing: pay 24.2% more in Hangzhou

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Hangzhou are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Hangzhou.

Hangzhou vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hangzhou instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 29.8% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Hangzhou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$3.50 CN¥24.73	+85.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$4.91 CN¥34.62	+13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$0.51 CN¥3.60	+7.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$0.28 CN¥1.96	+12.9%
Average			+29.8%

Hanoi vs. Hangzhou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.1% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Hangzhou
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$1.81 CN¥12.77	+100.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$7.80 CN¥55.03	+57.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$7.52 CN¥53.02	+42.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$1.85 CN¥13.02	+22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$1.40 CN¥9.85	-12.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$0.91 CN¥6.45	-36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.74 CN¥5.23	+57.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.75 CN¥5.32	+14.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.58 CN¥4.07	+15.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.36 CN¥2.52	-19.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.41 CN¥2.91	-10.4%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 25.8% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Hangzhou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$4.38 CN¥30.89	+36.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	$16.82 CN¥118.68	+122.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$19,627.64 CN¥138,463.16	-48.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$5.19 CN¥36.59	-7.5%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 33.5% more for housing

	Hanoi	Hangzhou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$17.91 CN¥126.35	+106.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$518.70 CN¥3,659.14	+48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$306.94 CN¥2,165.33	+18.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$33.68 CN¥237.58	-40.1%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Hanoi	Hangzhou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$453.30 CN¥3,197.84	+95.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$28,915.71 CN¥203,985.90	+145.4%
Average			+120.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Hangzhou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$1.12 CN¥7.91	+18.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$3.45 CN¥24.30	+92.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$4.21 CN¥29.67	+217.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$59.88 CN¥422.40	+114.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$6.52 CN¥45.99	+72.1%
Average			+102.9%

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pay 24.2% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Hangzhou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$57.69 CN¥406.98	+38.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$35.28 CN¥248.87	+53.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$73.30 CN¥517.11	-15.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$87.22 CN¥615.28	+20.5%
Average			+24.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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