Hanoi vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanoi	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$647	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1916	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$292	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$744	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$439	$2294
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	71	98
😀 Quality of life	62	90
🏙️ Population	8.44M	3.42M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 64% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 7236th and 2443rd ($647 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Vietnam and Spain, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 4848th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Madrid

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	Hanoi	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.94	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.2	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.39%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2965	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1710	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.82	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.48	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.38	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.9	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.44	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12394	$10042

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hanoi

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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522