Hanoi vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$302
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$1722
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
72
43
😀 Quality of life
65
75
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.42M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 40% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7418th and 5037th ($652 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Oman, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5259th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Muscat

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Hanoi Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$11063

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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 Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453