Dhaka vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$118	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$744
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$439
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	71
😀 Quality of life	54	62
🏙️ Population	16.8M	8.44M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 34% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8899th and 7236th ($430 vs $647) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 5971st and 4848th 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	$1.89	$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$12394

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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