Hanoi vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$4806
🏠 One person rent
$342
$991
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$629
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$3192
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
80
😀 Quality of life
65
94
🏙️ Population
8.72M
687K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 65% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 7229th and 2068th ($702 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Vietnam and Finland, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 5251st and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Helsinki

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Hanoi Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$8.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$1086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$9954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$3.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$3.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$19.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$15326

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Cities near Hanoi

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

Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232