Hanoi vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$340
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$146
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
33
😀 Quality of life
67
26
🏙️ Population
8.72M
5.33M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 38% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7314th and 8650th ($694 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Vietnam and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 4766th and 8929th 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
$2.09
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$1302

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469