Hanoi vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$342
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$3005
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
65
96
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.8M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 64% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7229th and 2284th ($702 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th in Vietnam and Canada, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5251st and 11th 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
$2.02
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$5550

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Cities near Hanoi

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

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805