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Foshan vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Foshan is 39.0% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% more in Foshan
Groceries: pay 20.0% more in Foshan
Transportation: pay 0.7% more in Foshan
Housing: pay 11.8% less in Foshan
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Foshan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.0% more in Foshan

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Foshan are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Foshan. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Foshan.

Foshan vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Foshan instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 27.6% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Foshan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫50,312	$3.48 CN¥25.47	+75.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫120,748	$4.87 CN¥35.65	+2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,270	$0.49 CN¥3.57	+9.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,540	$0.31 CN¥2.29	+21.8%
Average			+27.6%

Hanoi vs. Foshan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.0% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Foshan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,155	$1.96 CN¥14.35	+90.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫127,250	$6.40 CN¥46.86	+28.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫134,811	$7.62 CN¥55.75	+43.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,341	$1.87 CN¥13.69	+17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,541	$1.87 CN¥13.71	+17.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,756	$0.90 CN¥6.56	-47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,762	$0.60 CN¥4.39	+29.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,415	$0.83 CN¥6.08	+8.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,384	$0.65 CN¥4.79	+34.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,586	$0.46 CN¥3.35	+0.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,693	$0.52 CN¥3.79	-3.8%
Average			+20.0%

Hanoi vs. Foshan - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.7% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Foshan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫88,214	$4.47 CN¥32.75	+29.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫201,246	$11.13 CN¥81.49	+40.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,006,231,469	$19,132.83 CN¥140,063.80	-51.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫136,847	$4.56 CN¥33.41	-15.2%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 11.8% less for housing

	Hanoi	Foshan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫229,050	$13.67 CN¥100.10	+51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,615,171	$218.00 CN¥1,595.88	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,087,700	$120.59 CN¥882.83	-49.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,482,526	$50.30 CN¥368.20	-13.7%
Average			-11.8%

Hanoi vs. Foshan - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Hanoi	Foshan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,205,094	$508.66 CN¥3,723.72	+108.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫311,898,214	$23,655.14 CN¥173,169.79	+92.9%
Average			+100.7%

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pay 97.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Foshan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,156	$1.11 CN¥8.15	+12.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,635	$3.16 CN¥23.16	+72.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,218	$3.83 CN¥28.01	+176.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫669,224	$67.25 CN¥492.35	+155.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫105,654	$6.96 CN¥50.93	+67.5%
Average			+97.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Hanoi	Foshan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫934,146	$43.41 CN¥317.82	+18.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫670,821	$28.97 CN¥212.10	+9.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,364,049	$67.77 CN¥496.15	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,198,229	$85.76 CN¥627.83	-0.8%

Hanoi vs. Foshan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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