Essen vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$666
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$371
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
96
65
🏙️ Population
587K
8.44M

The cost of living in Essen is 133% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 3903rd and 7418th ($1516 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 2nd in Germany and Vietnam, respectively. Check Germany vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 24th and 5259th 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
$16.2
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$11154

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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