Bangkok vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$416	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$744
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$439
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	71
😀 Quality of life	74	62
🏙️ Population	5.68M	8.44M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 46% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 5822nd and 7236th ($941 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and Vietnam, respectively. Check Thailand vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 1221st and 4848th 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	$2.97	$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$12394

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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