Abu Dhabi vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1915	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4277	$1688
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2181	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3000	$423
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	71
😀 Quality of life	84	63
🏙️ Population	1.57M	8.44M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 193% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 2282nd and 7430th ($1915 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 427th and 5089th 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	$11	$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.8	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$4.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1359	$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$975	$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$74.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5745	$3283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12613	$1861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.64	$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.22	$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.71	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.96	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$3.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.4	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$44.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12182	$10767

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1713
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2512
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1383
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1450
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2504
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1081
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1215
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1455
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1762
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1688
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$631
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$794
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$995
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1205
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1240
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1116
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1063
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1055
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$537
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$893
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$913
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$515
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$530
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$464
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$541
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$521
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$578
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$524
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$527
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$536
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$515
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1695
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1242
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$493

Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$510
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$561
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$593
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$573
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$585
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$578
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$593
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$586
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$577
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$565
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$575
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$577
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$549
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$591
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$585
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$542
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$572
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$653
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$482
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1271
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1159
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1172
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$690
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$600
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$574
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$575
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$732
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$694
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1154
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$768
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$619
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$589
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$577
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$774
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$772
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$614
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$372