Guangzhou vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$322
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
72
😀 Quality of life
75
65
🏙️ Population
18.7M
8.44M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 16% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6838th and 7418th ($758 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 2100th and 5259th 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
$2.82
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$11154

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372