Hanoi vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$302
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$881
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
65
73
🏙️ Population
8.44M
13.3M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 55% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7418th and 4141st ($652 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Russia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5259th and 2664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Moscow

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Hanoi Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$15272

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772