Essen vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$682
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$369
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
72
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
587K
8.72M

The cost of living in Essen is 122% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 3860th and 7229th ($1561 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 2nd in Germany and Vietnam, respectively. Check Germany vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 17th and 5251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Hanoi

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Essen Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$12836

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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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