Brussels vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2028
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4874
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.4
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3458
$371
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
72
😀 Quality of life
91
65
🏙️ Population
196K
8.44M

The cost of living in Brussels is 211% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1913th and 7418th ($2028 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Vietnam, respectively. Check Belgium vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 165th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Hanoi

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Brussels Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.6
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.38
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1090
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$879
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1983
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.3
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.23%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4704
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.21
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1055
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22658
$11154

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1845
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1835
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1791
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1863
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1787
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1801
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1806
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1745
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1823
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1846
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1746
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1737
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1657
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1696
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1794
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1722
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1724
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1745
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1867
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1666
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1818

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