Budapest vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$589
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$505
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
71
😀 Quality of life
80
63
🏙️ Population
1.69M
8.44M

The cost of living in Budapest is 83% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4643rd and 7305th ($1185 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Hungary and Vietnam, respectively. Check Hungary vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 551st and 4684th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Hanoi

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Budapest Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$13338

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Hanoi

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