Dubai vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
72
😀 Quality of life
91
65
🏙️ Population
3.94M
8.44M

The cost of living in Dubai is 286% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 848th and 7418th ($2514 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 158th and 5259th 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
$10.3
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$11154

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Hanoi

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