Dongguan vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$250
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$744
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
71
😀 Quality of life
69
62
🏙️ Population
10.5M
8.44M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 1% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7169th and 7236th ($656 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 2nd in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 2941st and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$12394

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$774
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$916
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$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
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$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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$513
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$554
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$592
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$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
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$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
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$761
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$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
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$393