Foshan vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$156
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$746
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$481
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
71
😀 Quality of life
73
65
🏙️ Population
9.5M
8.25M

The cost of living in Foshan is 9% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7900th and 7372nd ($575 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 2nd in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 1721st and 4592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Hanoi

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Foshan Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.91
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$5.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$13775

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$742
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$812
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$589
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73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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$524
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$557
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$549
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$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
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$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
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$735
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$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
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$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
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$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
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$500
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$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
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$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
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$422