Abu Dhabi vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$744
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$439
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	71
😀 Quality of life	83	62
🏙️ Population	1.48M	8.44M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 183% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 2320th and 7236th ($1828 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 438th and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Hanoi

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	Abu Dhabi	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$12394

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$554
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$592
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$591
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$582
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$569
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$549
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$642
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1161
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$702
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$571
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$575
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$771
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1163
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$763
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$611
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$543
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$579
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$761
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$756
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$604
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$393