Essen vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$681
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$505
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
71
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
585K
8.44M

The cost of living in Essen is 135% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 3595th and 7305th ($1525 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 2nd in Germany and Vietnam, respectively. Check Germany vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 31st and 4684th 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
$13.6
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$13338

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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$545
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$565
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$554
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$571
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$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