Hanoi vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$342
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$148
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
65
50
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.01M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 51% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7229th and 8843rd ($702 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Pakistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 5251st and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Islamabad

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Hanoi Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$3118

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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 Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379