Hanoi vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$2721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$5890
🏠 One person rent
$302
$1569
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$2558
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$793
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$3963
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
72
79
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
8.44M
709K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 76% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 7418th and 530th ($652 vs $2721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Norway, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 5259th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Oslo

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Hanoi Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$24.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$11.9
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$1273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$2624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$2132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$10233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$7897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$32.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$4.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$4.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$54
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$35.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$16133

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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 Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$2058
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$2155
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2180
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$2131
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1741
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1949
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1819
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1978
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1976
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1895
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$2181
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1997
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1761
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1971
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1882
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1830
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1818
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1397
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$2041
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1621
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1460
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1543
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1405
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1830
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1353
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1516
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1586
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1551
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1312
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1497
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1823
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1325
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1684
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1289
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1503
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1542
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1801
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$2004
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2341
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2242