Hanoi vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$342
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1020
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
8.72M
13.3M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 56% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7229th and 3728th ($702 vs $1585) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5251st and 3206th 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
$2.02
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.91
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$6.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$17546

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791