Hanoi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$290
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1905
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
63
79
🏙️ Population
8.44M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 43% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7305th and 4780th ($648 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4684th and 571st 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
$2.03
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774