Hanoi vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$282
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$1719
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
65
😀 Quality of life
65
82
🏙️ Population
8.25M
1.25M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 61% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7372nd and 3028th ($631 vs $1612) 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 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4592nd and 359th 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
$2.04
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$7.46
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541