Bucharest vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$535
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
78
72
😀 Quality of life
84
65
🏙️ Population
1.72M
8.72M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 62% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4935th and 7229th ($1138 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Romania and Vietnam, respectively. Check Romania vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 508th and 5251st 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
$11.9
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$12836

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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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