Hanoi vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$282
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$3776
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
65
98
🏙️ Population
8.25M
4.53M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 73% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7372nd and 933rd ($631 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Vietnam and Australia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 4592nd and 2nd 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
$2.04
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$7
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$18868

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481