Hanoi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$292
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$1771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
71
96
😀 Quality of life
62
80
🏙️ Population
8.44M
17.7M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 29% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7236th and 5950th ($647 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4848th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Shenzhen

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Hanoi Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.94
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$22267

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HanoiShenzhen

Cost of living

$349

$907

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28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609