Bucharest vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$496
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
76
71
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
1.72M
8.44M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 60% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 5404th and 7305th ($1036 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Romania and Vietnam, respectively. Check Romania vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 642nd and 4684th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Hanoi

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Bucharest Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$13338

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407