Hanoi vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanoi	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$652	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1681	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$302	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$530	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.4	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$371	$701
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	65	69
🏙️ Population	8.44M	11.5M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 38% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7418th and 5192nd ($652 vs $1052) 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 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5259th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Sao Paulo

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	Hanoi	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.49	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.2	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.69	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.3%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3417	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2001	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.52	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.6	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.72	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.2	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.27	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.7	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$253	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11154	$15428

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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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666