Dubai vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$505
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
64
71
😀 Quality of life
86
63
🏙️ Population
3.33M
8.44M

The cost of living in Dubai is 256% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1098th and 7305th ($2309 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 306th and 4684th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Hanoi

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Dubai Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$13338

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$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
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$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
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$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