Hanoi vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$282
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$2722
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
8.25M
1.76M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 65% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7372nd and 2281st ($631 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 76th in Vietnam and Canada, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 4592nd and 30th 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
$2.04
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$7624

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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 Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576