Cologne vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$947
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$744
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$439
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
71
😀 Quality of life
96
62
🏙️ Population
1.09M
8.44M

The cost of living in Cologne is 170% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 2551st and 7236th ($1744 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Germany and Vietnam, respectively. Check Germany vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 12th and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Hanoi

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Cologne Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$12394

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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$513
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$554
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$592
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$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393