Hanoi vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$892
🏠 One person rent
$342
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$401
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
65
63
🏙️ Population
8.72M
4.5M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 93% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7229th and 9043rd ($702 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 45th in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 5251st and 5562nd 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
$2.02
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$1886

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300