Hanoi vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$342
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1981
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
43
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
8.72M
2.99M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 52% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7229th and 4189th ($702 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Kuwait, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 5251st and 1096th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Kuwait City

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Hanoi Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$8046

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479