Dili vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1248
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$224
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.8
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
11
72
😀 Quality of life
33
65
🏙️ Population
222K
8.72M

The cost of living in Dili is 26% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8580th and 7229th ($522 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in East Timor and Vietnam, respectively. Check East Timor vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dili compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 8642nd and 5251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Hanoi

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Dili Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.67%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.81
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3757
$12836

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$527
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$491
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$498
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$506
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$1861
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$593
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$510
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$493
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$509
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$409
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$437
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$437
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$537
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$506
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$440
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$432
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$822
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$496
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1175
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$588
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$494
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$560
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$537
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$449
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$461
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$476
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$459
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$549
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$379
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$408
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$419
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$464
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$439
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$453
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$445
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$520
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$405

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$597
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$587
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$590
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$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
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$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
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$1056
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$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
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$581
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$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