Bangkok vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Bangkok Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2922
$1866
🏠 One person rent
$444
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1167
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$682
$556
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
71
😀 Quality of life
76
66
🏙️ Population
5.68M
8.25M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 54% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 5633rd and 7193rd ($981 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Thailand and Vietnam, respectively. Check Thailand vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.9 months in Hanoi. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 814th and 4154th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Hanoi

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Bangkok Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$579
$337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1633
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.67%
10.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5722
$2632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2616
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$8.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.7
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.42
$1.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.69
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.57
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.23
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.5
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.9
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$643
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14313
$13432

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$654
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$718
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$715
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$592
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$506
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$563
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$428
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$673
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$667
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$703
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$684
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$594
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$636
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$568
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$607
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$723
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$538
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$622
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$515
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$479
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$566
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$582
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$715
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$802
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$812
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$505
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$748
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$635
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$556
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$876
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$573
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$571
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$825
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$514
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$468
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$881
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$720
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$668
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$804

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$533
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$608
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$557
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$523
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$554
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$666
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$621
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$655
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$598
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$570
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$561
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$587
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$558
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$469
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$585
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$606
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$580
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$601
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$540
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$735
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$857
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$781
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$644
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$592
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$596
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$558
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$565
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$664
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$876
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$644
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$671
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$505
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$581
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$562
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$495
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$648
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$454