Beirut vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$623
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$746
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$481
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
71
😀 Quality of life
62
65
🏙️ Population
2.42M
8.25M

The cost of living in Beirut is 89% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4447th and 7372nd ($1195 vs $631) 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 5118th and 4592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$13775

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422