Dresden vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$696
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$746
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$481
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
71
😀 Quality of life
88
65
🏙️ Population
555K
8.25M

The cost of living in Dresden is 123% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 3786th and 7372nd ($1406 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 2nd in Germany and Vietnam, respectively. Check Germany vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 190th and 4592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Hanoi

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Dresden Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$13775

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$1296
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$1165
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$1269
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$1027
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$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
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$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
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$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
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$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
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$1146
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$969
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$1303

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$524
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$557
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$549
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$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
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$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
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$568
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$554
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$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
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$547
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$574
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$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
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$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
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$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
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$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
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$1233
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$552
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$612
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$500
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$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
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$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
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$422