Hanoi vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$292
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$432
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
71
75
😀 Quality of life
62
58
🏙️ Population
8.44M
4.5M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 60% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7236th and 8948th ($647 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 4848th and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.94
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$1469

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Distance City Cost of living
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$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308