Guangzhou vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$352
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$744
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
71
😀 Quality of life
75
62
🏙️ Population
18.7M
8.44M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 20% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6548th and 7236th ($774 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 1055th and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Hanoi

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Guangzhou Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$5.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$12394

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$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
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$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
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393