Hanoi vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$282
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$479
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
71
75
😀 Quality of life
65
60
🏙️ Population
8.25M
4.5M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 58% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7372nd and 8958th ($631 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 37th in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 4592nd and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$1360

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318