Hanoi vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$340
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$2928
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
67
93
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.9M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 64% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7314th and 2370th ($694 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 64th in Vietnam and Canada, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 4766th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Montreal

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Hanoi Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$6432

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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 Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828