Dubai vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
72
😀 Quality of life
90
65
🏙️ Population
3.94M
8.72M

The cost of living in Dubai is 245% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1039th and 7229th ($2420 vs $702) 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 203rd and 5251st 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
$10.2
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$12836

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380