Dili vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$232
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$505
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
11
71
😀 Quality of life
30
63
🏙️ Population
222K
8.44M

The cost of living in Dili is 20% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8515th and 7305th ($521 vs $648) 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 0.8 months in Dili compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 8099th and 4684th 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
$3.34
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$13338

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$511
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$511
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$533
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$509
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$516
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$535
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$1756
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$601
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$524
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$515
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$534
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$380
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$465
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$466
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$577
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$532
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$467
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$463
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$892
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$530
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1121
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$638
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$522
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$620
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$592
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$488
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$503
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$518
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$495
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$558
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$388
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$427
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$512
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$505
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$470
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$487
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$507
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$560
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$434

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$545
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$565
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$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
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$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
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$1168
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$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
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$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407