Columbus vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2181
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$1256
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$2214
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3957
$371
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
72
😀 Quality of life
90
65
🏙️ Population
906K
8.44M

The cost of living in Columbus is 235% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1512th and 7418th ($2181 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 0.6 months in Hanoi. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 217th and 5259th 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
$19.3
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3028
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2566
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1105
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28983
$11154

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2020
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2094
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2030
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2084
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1743
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2061

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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