Foshan vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$230
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
72
😀 Quality of life
72
65
🏙️ Population
9.5M
8.72M

The cost of living in Foshan is 13% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7844th and 7229th ($611 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 2nd in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 3253rd and 5251st 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
$3.62
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.96
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$5.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$12836

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$2415
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$2674
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$896
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$765
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$816
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$760
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$769
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$943
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$790
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$789
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$738
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$730
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$589
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$673
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$464
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$805
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$699
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$814
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$465
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$602
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$533
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$608
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$638
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$609
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$602
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$587
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$585
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$601
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$577
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$580
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$563
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$590
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$592
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$567
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$605
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$575
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$564
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$578
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$664
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$496
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$1269
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$1082
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$699
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$574
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$584
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$805
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$738
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$694
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$1056
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$774
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$600
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$587
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