Hanoi vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1016
🏠 One person rent
$302
$195
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$104
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
30
😀 Quality of life
65
33
🏙️ Population
8.44M
4.27M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 42% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7418th and 8842nd ($652 vs $458) 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 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5259th and 8609th 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
$1.9
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$1486

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439