Cologne vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$505
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
1.09M
8.72M

The cost of living in Cologne is 180% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 2200th and 7314th ($1941 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Germany and Vietnam, respectively. Check Germany vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 21st and 4766th 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
$16.2
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$14773

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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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