Columbus vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$369
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
72
😀 Quality of life
92
65
🏙️ Population
906K
8.72M

The cost of living in Columbus is 203% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1686th and 7229th ($2127 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 96th and 5251st 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
$18.3
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$12836

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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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