Hanoi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$342
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$879
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
99
😀 Quality of life
65
75
🏙️ Population
8.72M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 38% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7229th and 4971st ($702 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5251st and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Shanghai

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Hanoi Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765