Hanoi vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2807
🏠 One person rent
$342
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1949
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.46M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 38% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 7229th and 4965th ($702 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 69th in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kyoto ranked 39th in Japan, while ranked 5251st and 946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Kyoto

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Hanoi Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$8.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$5281

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041