Bucharest vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bucharest | Hanoi | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Bucharest is 52% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 5593rd and 7372nd ($961 vs $631) 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 1.1 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 703rd and 4592nd 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8.3 mi |  Voluntari | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Giurgiu | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Ploiesti | |
| 62 km or 39 mi |  Ruse | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Targoviste | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Alexandria | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Buzau | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Calarasi | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Slobozia | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Pitesti | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Slatina | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Shumen | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Brasov | |
| 151 km or 94 mi | Veliko Tarnovo | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Ramnicu Valcea | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Pleven | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Sfantu Gheorghe | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Dobrich | |
| 168 km or 105 mi | Focsani | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Braila | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Craiova | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Gabrovo | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Galati | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Sliven | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Varna | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Mamaia | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Constanta | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Yambol | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Sibiu | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Stara Zagora | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Tulcea | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Targu Jiu | |
| 236 km or 146 mi |  Cahul | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Barlad | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Medias | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Burgas | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Vratsa | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Bacau | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Vidin | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Targu Mures |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 28 km or 17 mi |  Bac Ninh | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Hai Duong | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Viet Tri | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Thai Nguyen | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Nam Dinh | |
| 83 km or 51 mi | Thai Binh | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Haiphong | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Ha Long | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Thanh Hoa | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Cam Pha | |
| 221 km or 137 mi |  Chongzuo | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Sa Pa | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Vinh | |
| 263 km or 163 mi | Fangchenggang | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Ha Tinh | |
| 305 km or 190 mi | Qinzhou | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Wenshan | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Nanning | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Baise | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Beihai | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Dong Hoi | |
| 406 km or 252 mi |  Luang Prabang | |
| 418 km or 259 mi | Thakhek | |
| 424 km or 263 mi | Vang Vieng | |
| 451 km or 281 mi | Guigang | |
| 461 km or 286 mi | Laibin | |
| 462 km or 287 mi | Xingyi | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Hechi | |
| 474 km or 294 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 479 km or 298 mi | Yulin | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Haikou | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Vientiane | |
| 492 km or 306 mi | Sanya | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Yuxi | |
| 516 km or 321 mi |  Udon Thani | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Liuzhou | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 531 km or 330 mi | Maoming | |
| 533 km or 331 mi | Jinghong | |
| 539 km or 335 mi | Hue |