Hanoi vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2565
🏠 One person rent
$290
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$477
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
95
😀 Quality of life
63
63
🏙️ Population
8.44M
11.5M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 36% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7305th and 5616th ($648 vs $1012) 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 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 4684th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$13135

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$716
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$665
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$691
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$674
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$644
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$686
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$657
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$573
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$663
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$640
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$627
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$738
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$640
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$639
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$643
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$640
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$639
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$631
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$633
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$621
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$656
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$606
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$647
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$645
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$641
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$679
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$636
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$639
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$661
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$674
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$640
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$698
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$742
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$595
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$630
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$653
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$746
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$650
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$638
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$629