Hanoi vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$290
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$188
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
71
29
😀 Quality of life
63
13
🏙️ Population
8.44M
4.27M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 8% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7305th and 7801st ($648 vs $599) 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 4684th and 9123rd 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
$2.03
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$1452

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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 Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487