Cost of Living Comparison Between Hanoi and Jiangmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Hanoi and Jiangmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Hanoi is 5.5% cheaper than Jiangmen without rent, and 14.6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Hanoi is 5% cheaper than Jiangmen without rent, and 36.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.95 ₫51.1K

$3.15 ¥22.02

-38.10%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$26.44 ₫692.8K

$16.88 ¥118

56.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.69 ₫122.8K

$5.07 ¥35.44

-7.50%

Cappuccino

$1.81 ₫47.4K

$2.75 ¥19.22

-34.18%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.45 ₫11.9K

$0.47 ¥3.27

-4.26%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 ₫6,482

$0.28 ¥1.95

-10.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.99 ₫25.8K

$1.22 ¥8.51

-18.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 ₫51.4K

$2.78 ¥19.40

-29.50%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.41 ₫37.0K

$1.82 ¥12.74

-22.53%

White Bread (500g)

$0.97 ₫25.4K

$1.49 ¥10.43

-34.90%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.91 ₫23.8K

$0.95 ¥6.63

-4.21%

Eggs

$1.55 ₫40.6K

$1.64 ¥11.45

-5.49%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.33 ₫244.5K

$7.17 ¥50.1

30.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 ₫98.8K

$3.10 ¥21.68

21.61%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.79 ₫256.5K

$9.18 ¥64.2

6.64%

Apples (1kg)

$3.33 ₫87.1K

$1.89 ¥13.18

76.19%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 ₫27.9K

$1.23 ¥8.60

-13.01%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.59 ₫41.7K

$1.05 ¥7.34

51.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.09 ₫28.4K

$1.24 ¥8.63

-12.10%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 ₫27.1K

$0.58 ¥4.04

77.59%

Onion (1kg)

$1.02 ₫26.7K

$0.80 ¥5.57

27.50%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.56 ₫14.6K

$0.39 ¥2.74

43.59%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 ₫14.8K

$0.54 ¥3.80

5.56%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.32 ₫34.5K

$3.54 ¥24.78

-62.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.52 ₫354.3K

$13.26 ¥92.7

1.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 ₫23.7K

$0.66 ¥4.58

37.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.84 ₫48.2K

$1.69 ¥11.80

8.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.37 ₫9,610

$0.40 ¥2.82

-7.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.78 ₫203.8K

$16.79 ¥117

-53.66%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.79 ₫20.7K

$1.36 ¥9.52

-41.91%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.58 ₫15.1K

$0.37 ¥2.61

56.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.60 ₫41.9K

$6.96 ¥48.62

-77.01%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.83 ₫21.7K

$1.18 ¥8.28

-29.66%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$38.4K ₫1.0B

$23.2K ¥162.3K

65.50%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$31.6K ₫828.4M

$20.3K ¥141.7K

56.03%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$79.4 ₫2.1M

$37.30 ¥261

112.73%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$5.14 ₫134.8K

$7.72 ¥54.0

-33.42%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.67 ₫227.1K

$11.68 ¥81.6

-25.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.13 ₫737.0K

$27.89 ¥195

0.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.39 ₫298.5K

$4.11 ¥28.74

177.13%

Cinema Ticket

$3.84 ₫100.7K

$6.14 ¥42.90

-37.46%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$265 ₫6.9M

$220 ¥1,541

20.30%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.8K ₫309.3M

$9,608 ¥67.2K

22.88%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.63 ₫1.2M

$20.72 ¥145

115.40%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.20 ₫607.7K

$31.03 ¥217

-25.23%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.1 ₫2.3M

$76.2 ¥532

14.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.1 ₫1.9M

$37.31 ¥261

96.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$335 ₫8.8M

$283 ¥1,980

18.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$248 ₫6.5M

$190 ¥1,328

30.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$776 ₫20.3M

$415 ¥2,903

86.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$592 ₫15.5M

$254 ¥1,776

133.08%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,765 ₫98.6M

$3,363 ¥23.5K

11.96%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,145 ₫56.2M

$1,184 ¥8,277

81.16%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$486 ₫12.7M

$558 ¥3,897

-12.78%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.1

4.04

125.25%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Hanoi: January 13, 2026

Last update for Jiangmen: January 13, 2026

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