Hanoi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$282
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$1524
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
71
96
😀 Quality of life
65
80
🏙️ Population
8.25M
17.5M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 33% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7372nd and 5744th ($631 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4592nd and 460th 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
$2.04
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$24305

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584