Copenhagen vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$744
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$439
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	71
😀 Quality of life	97	62
🏙️ Population	644K	8.44M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 261% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1085th and 7236th ($2333 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Denmark and Vietnam, respectively. Check Denmark vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 10th and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Hanoi

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	Copenhagen	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$12394

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Hanoi

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