Budapest vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$707
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$371
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
82
65
🏙️ Population
1.69M
8.44M

The cost of living in Budapest is 111% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4312th and 7418th ($1377 vs $652) 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 0.6 months in Hanoi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 636th and 5259th 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
$10.6
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$11154

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Hanoi

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