Guangzhou vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$342
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
72
😀 Quality of life
77
67
🏙️ Population
18.7M
8.72M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 13% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6854th and 7314th ($785 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 3rd in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 1149th and 4766th 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
$2.93
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$5.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$14773

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375