Dili vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1231
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$215
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$362
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$214
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.7
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
11
72
😀 Quality of life
34
67
🏙️ Population
222K
8.72M

The cost of living in Dili is 27% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8635th and 7314th ($507 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in East Timor and Vietnam, respectively. Check East Timor vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dili compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 8554th and 4766th 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
$3.42
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.72%
7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.65
$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.83
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4131
$14773

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$500
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$499
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$501
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$504
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$468
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$475
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$499
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$2065
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$566
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$486
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$470
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$482
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$387
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$421
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$421
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$510
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$496
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$423
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$412
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$780
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$493
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1115
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$556
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$474
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$530
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$511
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$427
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$436
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$450
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$437
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$520
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$358
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$386
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$402
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$439
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$416
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$428
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$419
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$497
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$381

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Distance City Cost of living
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$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375