Gothenburg vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$808	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$744
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$439
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	71
😀 Quality of life	92	62
🏙️ Population	675K	8.44M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 151% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 2959th and 7236th ($1623 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Sweden and Vietnam, respectively. Check Sweden vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 78th and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Hanoi

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	Gothenburg	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$12394

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

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