Foshan vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$185
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
71
😀 Quality of life
70
63
🏙️ Population
9.5M
8.44M

The cost of living in Foshan is 7% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7753rd and 7305th ($602 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 2nd in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 2359th and 4684th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$13338

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$830
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$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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$545
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$565
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$554
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$571
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$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
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$595
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$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
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$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
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$1174
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$725
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$623
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$580
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$601
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$781
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$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
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$1168
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$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
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$555
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$607
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$774
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$599
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$407