Dhaka vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1681
🏠 One person rent	$141	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$530
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$371
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	72
😀 Quality of life	57	65
🏙️ Population	16.8M	8.44M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 29% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8829th and 7418th ($464 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and Vietnam, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6151st and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Hanoi

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	Dhaka	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$11154

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Hanoi

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