Hanoi vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$2817
🏠 One person rent
$302
$818
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1403
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$988
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
7
😀 Quality of life
65
66
🏙️ Population
8.44M
133K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 51% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7418th and 4439th ($652 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Vietnam and Maldives, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 5259th and 5057th 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
$1.9
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$3575

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28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1445
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$308
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$253
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$270
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$300
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$382
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$351
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$590
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$646
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$356
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$512
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$469
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$321
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$310
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$326
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327