Hanoi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$302
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$931
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
8.44M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 42% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7418th and 4879th ($652 vs $1128) 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 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5259th and 1383rd 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
$1.9
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753