Columbus vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$744
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
88
62
🏙️ Population
906K
8.44M

The cost of living in Columbus is 232% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1476th and 7236th ($2145 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 2nd in the United States and Vietnam, respectively. Check the United States vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 249th and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Hanoi

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Columbus Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$12394

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ColumbusHanoi

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1986
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$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