Hanoi vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$290
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1779
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
91
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.52M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 42% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 7305th and 4855th ($648 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 121st 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 1.6 months in Kobe. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 4684th and 631st 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
$2.03
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$14101

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094