Guangzhou vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$333
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$746
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$481
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
71
😀 Quality of life
75
65
🏙️ Population
18.7M
8.25M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 18% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6607th and 7372nd ($742 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 955th and 4592nd 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
$4.17
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.91
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$5.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$13775

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422