Hanoi vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$342
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$2465
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
66
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.25M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 52% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7229th and 4144th ($702 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5251st and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Sharjah

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Hanoi Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$7922

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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 Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492