Bangkok vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$424
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
89
72
😀 Quality of life
75
65
🏙️ Population
5.68M
8.44M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 47% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 5912th and 7418th ($958 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Vietnam, respectively. Check Thailand vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 1890th and 5259th 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
$3.1
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.6
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5905
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2775
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.4
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$561
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13469
$11154

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$737
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$774
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$736
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$635
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$675
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$779
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$812
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$787
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$724
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$718
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$553
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$708
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$571
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$558
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$650
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$567
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$581
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$578
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$763
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$741
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1152
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$593
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$622
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$829
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$511
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$504
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$614
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$727
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$727
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$571

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372