Guangzhou vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Guangzhou Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$1866
🏠 One person rent
$352
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$845
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1143
$556
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
71
😀 Quality of life
77
66
🏙️ Population
18.7M
8.25M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 19% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6512th and 7193rd ($760 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 4th in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Hanoi. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 651st and 4154th 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
$3.48
$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1229
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.6
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
10.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11921
$2632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5116
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$8.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.53
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.66
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$1.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.44
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.95
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.3
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.8
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$632
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21121
$13432

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$605
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$726
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$692
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$576
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$766
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$657
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$797
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1043
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1601
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$798
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2411
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2720
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$866
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$819
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$811
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$788
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$773
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1073
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$771
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$562
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$495
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$811
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$928
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$847
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$957
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$664
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$831
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$808
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$989
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$565
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$644
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$521
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$626
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$581
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$592
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$607
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$508
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$533
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$608
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$557
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$523
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$554
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$666
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$621
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$655
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$598
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$570
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$561
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$587
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$558
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$469
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$585
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$606
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$580
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$601
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$540
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$735
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$857
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$781
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$644
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$592
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$596
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$558
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$565
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$664
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$876
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$644
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$671
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$505
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$581
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$562
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$495
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$648
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$454