Dhaka vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1161
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$152
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$260
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.5
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$369
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
76
72
😀 Quality of life
57
65
🏙️ Population
16.8M
8.72M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 31% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8803rd and 7229th ($481 vs $702) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 6218th and 5251st 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
$2.19
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.79
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.1
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$185
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.49%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1083
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$611
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.31
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2100
$12836

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$351
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$350
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$355
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$314
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$287
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$296
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$314
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$281
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$275
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$327
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$290
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$321
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$298
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$330
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$321
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$336
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$325
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$323
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$330
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$299
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$324
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$448
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$331
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$329
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$335
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$341
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$326
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$320
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$326
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$330
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$364
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$307
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$344
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$338
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$307

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380