Beirut vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$598
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
74
72
😀 Quality of life
62
65
🏙️ Population
2.42M
8.72M

The cost of living in Beirut is 93% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4463rd and 7229th ($1353 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Vietnam, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 5682nd and 5251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Hanoi

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Beirut Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$12836

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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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