Dubai vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$744
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$439
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
71
😀 Quality of life
87
62
🏙️ Population
3.33M
8.44M

The cost of living in Dubai is 268% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 989th and 7236th ($2379 vs $647) 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 0.7 months in Hanoi. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 288th and 4848th 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
$10.9
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$12394

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393