Bangkok vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$434
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
89
72
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
5.68M
8.72M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 44% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 5606th and 7314th ($996 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Thailand and Vietnam, respectively. Check Thailand vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 2044th and 4766th 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
$3.36
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.4%
7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6402
$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3365
$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.26
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16017
$14773

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$761
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$794
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$762
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$616
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$671
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$799
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$839
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$809
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$787
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$724
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$567
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$718
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$601
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$554
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$575
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$601
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$564
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$766
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$735
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$968
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$582
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$893
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$518
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$518
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$656
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$776
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$750
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$610

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375