Hanoi vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$290
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$4007
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
63
88
🏙️ Population
8.44M
7.41M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 76% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7305th and 379th ($648 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 4684th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Hong Kong

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Hanoi Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$7.51
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$22381

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$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

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623