Hanoi vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$302
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$3333
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
50
😀 Quality of life
65
92
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.02M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 69% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7418th and 1744th ($652 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in Vietnam and Canada, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 5259th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Ottawa

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Hanoi Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822