Hanoi vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$282
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$1208
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
71
96
😀 Quality of life
65
73
🏙️ Population
8.25M
12.5M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 38% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7372nd and 5167th ($631 vs $1021) 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 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 4592nd and 1608th 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
$2.04
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$10868

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517