Hanoi vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$282
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$175
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
71
29
😀 Quality of life
65
21
🏙️ Population
8.25M
4.27M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 11% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7372nd and 7972nd ($631 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 4592nd and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Kabul

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Hanoi Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$1370

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484