Bucharest vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$525
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
77
72
😀 Quality of life
81
65
🏙️ Population
1.72M
8.44M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 71% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4913th and 7418th ($1116 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.6 months in Hanoi. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 646th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$11154

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$970
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$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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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