Hanoi vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$290
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1262
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
71
96
😀 Quality of life
63
74
🏙️ Population
8.44M
13M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 40% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7305th and 5091st ($648 vs $1075) 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 4684th and 1280th 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
$2.03
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$11652

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541