Hanoi vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$340
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$863
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
8
😀 Quality of life
67
64
🏙️ Population
8.72M
133K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 47% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7314th and 4490th ($694 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Vietnam and Maldives, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.7 months in Male. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4766th and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Male

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Hanoi Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$3305

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28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322