Hanoi vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$340
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1748
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
91
😀 Quality of life
67
94
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.52M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 41% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 7314th and 4788th ($694 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 4766th and 40th 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
$2.09
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$10496

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038