Hanoi vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$342
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$120
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
33
😀 Quality of life
65
25
🏙️ Population
8.72M
5.33M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 48% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7229th and 8823rd ($702 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Vietnam and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5251st and 8992nd 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
$2.02
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$1540

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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 Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467