Hanoi vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$282
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$2275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
91
😀 Quality of life
65
96
🏙️ Population
8.25M
1.52M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 41% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 7372nd and 4822nd ($631 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 106th in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 2.1 months in Kobe. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 4592nd and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Kobe

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Hanoi Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$9012

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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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015