Hanoi vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$995
🏠 One person rent
$282
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$184
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
63
😀 Quality of life
65
53
🏙️ Population
8.25M
14.9M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 51% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7372nd and 8902nd ($631 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Pakistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4592nd and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Karachi

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Hanoi Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$3.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$1093

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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 Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546