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Chengdu vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Chengdu is 24.1% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 15.2% more in Chengdu
Groceries: pay 2.9% more in Chengdu
Transportation: pay 48.0% more in Chengdu
Housing: pay 9.8% less in Chengdu
Childcare: pay 38.2% more in Chengdu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.3% more in Chengdu
Clothing: pay 13.8% more in Chengdu

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Chengdu are more expensive than in Hanoi.

Chengdu vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.2% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Chengdu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫50,178	$2.78 CN¥20.41	+40.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫120,426	$4.87 CN¥35.71	+2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,240	$0.45 CN¥3.27	+0.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,523	$0.30 CN¥2.20	+16.9%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 2.9% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Chengdu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,085	$1.53 CN¥11.22	+48.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫126,911	$6.09 CN¥44.64	+21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫134,452	$6.77 CN¥49.61	+27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,233	$1.82 CN¥13.35	+14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,433	$1.85 CN¥13.59	+16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,640	$0.89 CN¥6.55	-48.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,730	$0.56 CN¥4.12	+21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,364	$0.77 CN¥5.67	+1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,351	$0.45 CN¥3.32	-7.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,555	$0.31 CN¥2.27	-32.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,656	$0.36 CN¥2.62	-33.6%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 48.0% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Chengdu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫87,979	$4.44 CN¥32.54	+28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫200,710	$27.83 CN¥204.07	+251.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,003,550,794	$18,784.96 CN¥137,744.48	-52.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫136,483	$3.48 CN¥25.51	-35.3%
Average			+48.0%

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pay 9.8% less for housing

	Hanoi	Chengdu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫228,440	$11.82 CN¥86.67	+31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,592,220	$316.25 CN¥2,318.93	-6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,071,482	$175.33 CN¥1,285.62	-26.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,478,577	$36.71 CN¥269.19	-37.0%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 38.2% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Chengdu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,188,563	$379.82 CN¥2,785.12	+55.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫311,067,294	$14,784.46 CN¥108,410.01	+20.6%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 60.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Chengdu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,089	$1.11 CN¥8.16	+12.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,511	$3.16 CN¥23.19	+72.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,124	$3.48 CN¥25.51	+151.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫667,441	$34.49 CN¥252.92	+31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫105,373	$5.57 CN¥40.81	+34.0%
Average			+60.3%

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pay 13.8% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Chengdu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫931,657	$45.91 CN¥336.62	+25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫669,034	$44.98 CN¥329.82	+70.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,357,751	$78.99 CN¥579.23	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,192,372	$64.36 CN¥471.90	-25.5%
Average			+13.8%

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