Hanoi vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$6242
🏠 One person rent
$340
$1414
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$2478
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$4489
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
67
100
🏙️ Population
8.72M
5.35M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 73% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7314th and 829th ($694 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Vietnam and Australia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 4766th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Melbourne

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Hanoi Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$9.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$22313

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132