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Hefei vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Hefei is 25.9% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 19.3% more in Hefei
Groceries: pay 5.8% more in Hefei
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Hefei
Housing: pay 10.5% less in Hefei
Childcare: pay 5.8% less in Hefei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.4% more in Hefei
Clothing: pay 18.6% more in Hefei

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Hefei are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including housing and childcare are lower in Hefei. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Hefei.

Hefei vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.3% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Hefei
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	$4.21 CN¥29.67	-2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$0.46 CN¥3.26	-2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$0.24 CN¥1.68	-3.1%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 5.8% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Hefei
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$1.51 CN¥10.69	+67.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$4.49 CN¥31.65	-9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$5.97 CN¥42.12	+13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$1.72 CN¥12.11	+13.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$2.04 CN¥14.40	+28.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$1.04 CN¥7.33	-27.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.63 CN¥4.43	+33.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.62 CN¥4.37	-6.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.56 CN¥3.98	+12.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.32 CN¥2.24	-28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.30 CN¥2.12	-34.7%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Hefei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$4.49 CN¥31.65	+40.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	$42.06 CN¥296.71	+455.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	-51.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$3.58 CN¥25.22	-36.2%
Average			+101.8%

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pay 10.5% less for housing

	Hanoi	Hefei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$13.98 CN¥98.65	+61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$234.83 CN¥1,656.61	-32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$186.93 CN¥1,318.70	-27.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$32.16 CN¥226.89	-42.8%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 5.8% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Hefei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$257.03 CN¥1,813.21	+11.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$9,112.83 CN¥64,286.47	-22.7%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 52.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Hefei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$0.84 CN¥5.93	-11.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$2.33 CN¥16.42	+29.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$3.36 CN¥23.74	+153.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$39.50 CN¥278.66	+41.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$5.61 CN¥39.56	+48.0%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 18.6% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Hefei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$70.34 CN¥496.24	+68.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$30.14 CN¥212.64	+31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$63.07 CN¥444.90	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$73.60 CN¥519.24	+1.7%
Average			+18.6%

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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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