Hanoi vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$342
$805
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$866
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
8
😀 Quality of life
65
64
🏙️ Population
8.72M
133K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 46% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7229th and 4552nd ($702 vs $1311) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.7 months in Male. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5251st and 5347th 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
$2.02
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$3300

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1379
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327