Hanoi vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$292
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$1169
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$1866
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
71
95
😀 Quality of life
62
91
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.46M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 44% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 7236th and 4641st ($647 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 67th in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kyoto ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 4848th and 112th 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
$1.94
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$1602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$896
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$5311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$5383
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$5.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$6.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$7056

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$349

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1027
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1014
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1087
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1039
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$998
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1136
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1100
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$988
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1142
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1059
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1302
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1065
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1008
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1001
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1045
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$979
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1062