Hanoi vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hanoi	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$702	$1507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1807	$2955
🏠 One person rent	$342	$960
🏘️ Family rent	$601	$1421
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$63	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$369	$421
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	72	1
😀 Quality of life	65	40
🏙️ Population	8.72M	30K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 53% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 7229th and 4040th ($702 vs $1507) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.3 months in Majuro. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Majuro ranked 2nd in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 5251st and 7885th 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	$2.02	$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$1271
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$70.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.28%	11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3941	$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2307	$990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.52	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.88	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$4.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.09	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.38	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.8	$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12836	$3548

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Cities near Hanoi

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 Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1510
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$538
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$783
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$718
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1422
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1422
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$2062
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$633
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$1039
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$857
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$790
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$879
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1415
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2401
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$791
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$558
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1865
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1865
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1928
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1033
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$539
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2821
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$506
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2610
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3241
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3147
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1695
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2467
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1839
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1176
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175