Hanoi vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$340
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$2078
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
43
😀 Quality of life
67
77
🏙️ Population
8.72M
2.99M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 52% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7314th and 4191st ($694 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Vietnam and Kuwait, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 4766th and 1006th 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
$2.09
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$9163

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$594
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451