Hanoi vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanoi	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$647	$1488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1916	$2942
🏠 One person rent	$292	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$744	$1442
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$439	$993
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	71	1
😀 Quality of life	62	34
🏙️ Population	8.44M	30K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 57% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 7236th and 3483rd ($647 vs $1488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Vietnam and the Marshall Islands, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the Marshall Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.7 months in Majuro. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 4848th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Majuro

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	Hanoi	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.94	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$1379
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.2	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.39%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2965	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1710	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.82	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.48	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.38	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.9	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.44	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12394	$3548

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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 Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1494
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$514
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$669
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$659
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1401
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1411
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1946
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$660
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$977
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$810
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$644
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$808
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2909
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$647
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$531
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1604
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1604
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1652
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1002
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$513
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2735
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$420
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2562
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3020
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3034
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1335
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2328
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1667
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1192
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192