Hanoi vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2532
🏠 One person rent
$292
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$581
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
95
😀 Quality of life
62
65
🏙️ Population
8.44M
11.5M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 34% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7236th and 5654th ($647 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Brazil, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 4848th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.94
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$14254

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$687
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$645
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$662
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$647
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$618
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$661
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$563
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$636
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$628
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$624
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$703
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$622
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$635
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$612
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$621
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$613
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$626
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$605
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$612
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$627
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$600
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$624
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$641
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$614
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$628
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$619
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$615
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$644
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$656
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$603
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$663
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$722
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$568
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$615
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$569
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$732
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$607
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$609
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$611