Hanoi vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$342
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$214
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
29
😀 Quality of life
65
51
🏙️ Population
8.72M
846K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 71% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7229th and 8958th ($702 vs $412) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5251st and 6657th 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
$2.02
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$3536

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360