Hanoi vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$302
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$2945
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.8M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 66% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7418th and 2306th ($652 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 52nd in Vietnam and Canada, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 5259th and 46th 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
$1.9
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$4789

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811