Chennai vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$159
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
78
72
😀 Quality of life
65
65
🏙️ Population
6.6M
8.44M

The cost of living in Chennai is 33% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8898th and 7418th ($437 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.6 months in Hanoi. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 5272nd and 5259th 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
$2.25
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$11154

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$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

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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