Guangzhou vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$333
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
71
😀 Quality of life
75
63
🏙️ Population
18.7M
8.44M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 18% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6602nd and 7305th ($763 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 0.8 months in Hanoi. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 1036th and 4684th 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
$3.58
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$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
$457
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$13338

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$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
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$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
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407