Hanoi vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$302
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$253
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
28
😀 Quality of life
65
51
🏙️ Population
8.44M
846K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 53% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7418th and 8921st ($652 vs $427) 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 0.6 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 5259th and 6559th 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
$1.9
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$3066

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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 Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348