Hanoi vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$4714
🏠 One person rent
$340
$972
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$1705
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$3225
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
80
😀 Quality of life
67
94
🏙️ Population
8.72M
694K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 65% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 7314th and 2107th ($694 vs $1970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Vietnam and Finland, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 4766th and 47th 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
$2.09
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$9.24
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$1088
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$1470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$9998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$4513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$19.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$97.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$13162

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220