Hanoi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$290
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
71
96
😀 Quality of life
63
79
🏙️ Population
8.44M
17.7M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 32% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7305th and 5948th ($648 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4684th and 556th 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
$2.03
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618