Hanoi vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$302
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$2360
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
43
😀 Quality of life
65
79
🏙️ Population
8.44M
2.99M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 55% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7418th and 4115th ($652 vs $1454) 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 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 5259th and 884th 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
$1.9
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$7065

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$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470