Budapest vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$810
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$505
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
81
67
🏙️ Population
1.69M
8.72M

The cost of living in Budapest is 128% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 3675th and 7314th ($1580 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Hanoi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 646th and 4766th 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
$13.9
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$14773

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375