Hanoi vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$292
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$238
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
71
28
😀 Quality of life
62
46
🏙️ Population
8.44M
846K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 54% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7236th and 8918th ($647 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Nepal, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 4848th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Kathmandu

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Hanoi Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.94
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$3409

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$554
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$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
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$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
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$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361