Hanoi vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$875
🏠 One person rent
$340
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$255
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
67
61
🏙️ Population
8.72M
4.5M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 92% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7314th and 9031st ($694 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 40th 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 0.7 months in Kolkata. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 4766th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Kolkata

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Hanoi Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$1762

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289