Cost of living comparison

Shanghai, China

compared to

Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 29.3% cheaper than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 24.6% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 11.6% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 3.0% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 32.5% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 69.1% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.1% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 16.0% less in Hanoi

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.6% less for restaurants

	Shanghai	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥29.97	$1.98 ₫51,330	-52.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 CN¥39.49	$4.75 ₫123,192	-13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 CN¥3.69	$0.44 ₫11,498	-13.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 CN¥2.26	$0.26 ₫6,673	-18.5%
Average			-24.6%

Shanghai vs. Hanoi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.6% less for groceries

	Shanghai	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 CN¥14.40	$1.03 ₫26,684	-48.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.94 CN¥57.02	$5.00 ₫129,826	-37.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.61 CN¥61.80	$5.30 ₫137,541	-38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 CN¥12.11	$1.59 ₫41,157	-6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 CN¥10.90	$1.59 ₫41,361	+4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 CN¥7.38	$1.72 ₫44,642	+67.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 CN¥5.27	$0.46 ₫12,000	-37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.63	$0.76 ₫19,808	-17.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 CN¥5.33	$0.49 ₫12,635	-34.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥3.07	$0.46 ₫11,821	+6.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 CN¥3.43	$0.54 ₫13,970	+12.7%
Average			-11.6%

Shanghai vs. Hanoi - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0% less for transportation

	Shanghai	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 CN¥31.58	$3.47 ₫90,000	-21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.79 CN¥249.79	$7.91 ₫205,320	-77.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,844.35 CN¥149,674.93	$39,554.95 ₫1,026,601,388	+89.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.57 CN¥39.97	$5.38 ₫139,618	-3.3%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 32.5% less for housing

	Shanghai	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.44 CN¥118.08	$9.00 ₫233,687	-45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,017.22 CN¥7,304.24	$338.66 ₫8,789,575	-66.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$526.38 CN¥3,779.70	$239.31 ₫6,210,938	-54.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.67 CN¥306.36	$58.28 ₫1,512,538	+36.6%
Average			-32.5%

Shanghai vs. Hanoi - Cost of housing

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pay 69.1% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,147.00 CN¥8,236.17	$243.92 ₫6,330,709	-78.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,296.28 CN¥217,545.50	$12,260.72 ₫318,212,210	-59.5%
Average			-69.1%

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pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 CN¥9.99	$0.99 ₫25,665	-28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.53 CN¥25.33	$1.83 ₫47,579	-48.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥24.98	$1.38 ₫35,931	-60.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.86 CN¥401.14	$26.31 ₫682,771	-52.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥59.95	$4.15 ₫107,793	-50.3%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 16.0% less for clothing

	Shanghai	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.36 CN¥426.25	$36.72 ₫953,056	-38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.88 CN¥279.16	$26.37 ₫684,401	-32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.91 CN¥559.47	$92.93 ₫2,411,906	+19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.07 CN¥711.37	$86.41 ₫2,242,729	-12.8%
Average			-16.0%

Shanghai vs. Hanoi - 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: May 2025

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