Budapest vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$750
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$369
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
81
65
🏙️ Population
1.69M
8.72M

The cost of living in Budapest is 109% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4163rd and 7229th ($1469 vs $702) 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 680th and 5251st 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
$12.2
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$12836

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Hanoi

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