Doha vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
72
😀 Quality of life
82
65
🏙️ Population
1.19M
8.44M

The cost of living in Doha is 184% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 2509th and 7418th ($1849 vs $652) 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 1.6 months in Doha compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 608th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.81
🥤 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
$1391
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$11154

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372