Bangkok vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$465
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
89
72
😀 Quality of life
73
65
🏙️ Population
5.68M
8.72M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 46% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 5467th and 7229th ($1027 vs $702) 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 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 2647th and 5251st 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
$3.24
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$12836

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$789
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$833
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$788
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$656
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$710
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$838
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$874
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$846
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$784
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$768
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$562
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$763
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$575
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$585
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$621
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$845
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$571
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$593
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$581
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$764
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$782
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1056
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$612
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$587
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$882
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$530
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$501
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$629
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$760
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$780
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$592

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380