Chennai vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$151
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
72
😀 Quality of life
66
65
🏙️ Population
6.6M
8.72M

The cost of living in Chennai is 39% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8922nd and 7229th ($430 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in India and Vietnam, respectively. Check India vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 5162nd and 5251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Hanoi

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Chennai Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$12836

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111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

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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