Columbus vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$505
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
72
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
906K
8.72M

The cost of living in Columbus is 209% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1634th and 7314th ($2140 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Hanoi. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 266th and 4766th 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
$20.9
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$14773

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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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