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Shantou vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Shantou is 32.6% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 6.2% more in Shantou
Groceries: pay 11.1% more in Shantou
Transportation: pay 40.6% more in Shantou
Housing: pay 11.8% less in Shantou
Childcare: pay 88.9% more in Shantou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.1% more in Shantou
Clothing: pay 13.9% more in Shantou

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Shantou are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Shantou.

Shantou vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.2% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Shantou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,659	$2.10 CN¥14.50	+11.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113K	$4.91 CN¥33.83	+13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,415	$0.42 CN¥2.90	-11.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,448	$0.27 CN¥1.89	+11.4%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 11.1% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Shantou
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,741	$1.40 CN¥9.67	+54.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130K	$6.11 CN¥42.12	+23.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138K	$6.37 CN¥43.91	+20.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,521	$1.84 CN¥12.69	+22.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,654	$1.69 CN¥11.64	+6.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,631	$0.82 CN¥5.69	-42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,327	$0.62 CN¥4.29	+32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,327	$0.75 CN¥5.20	+14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,106	$0.56 CN¥3.87	+12.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,584	$0.37 CN¥2.53	-17.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,088	$0.44 CN¥3.04	-4.4%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 40.6% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Shantou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,020	$4.28 CN¥29.49	+33.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199K	$22.43 CN¥154.67	+196.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫993M	$21,024.30 CN¥145K	-44.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147K	$4.35 CN¥29.97	-22.5%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 11.8% less for housing

	Hanoi	Shantou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫227K	$12.58 CN¥86.77	+45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$280.32 CN¥1,933.34	-19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	$140.16 CN¥966.67	-45.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	$41.26 CN¥284.58	-26.6%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 88.9% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Shantou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	$442.29 CN¥3,050.38	+91.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫309M	$22,005.44 CN¥152K	+86.7%
Average			+88.9%

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pay 79.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Shantou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,830	$0.84 CN¥5.80	-11.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫46,990	$3.19 CN¥22.03	+78.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,761	$3.50 CN¥24.17	+164.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫732K	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,319	$7.01 CN¥48.33	+85.0%
Average			+79.1%

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pay 13.9% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Shantou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$48.48 CN¥334.35	+15.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫601K	$30.32 CN¥209.12	+32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$74.36 CN¥512.85	-14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	$87.99 CN¥606.85	+21.5%
Average			+13.9%

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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: March 2026

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