Doha vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$744
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$439
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
71
😀 Quality of life
80
62
🏙️ Population
1.19M
8.44M

The cost of living in Doha is 175% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 2449th and 7236th ($1779 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Qatar and Vietnam, respectively. Check Qatar vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 562nd and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Hanoi

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Doha Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$12394

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904

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