Hanoi vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$340
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$2274
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
66
😀 Quality of life
67
86
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.25M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 55% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7314th and 3851st ($694 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4766th and 367th 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
$2.09
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469