Hanoi vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hanoi	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$631	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1916	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$282	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$746	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.5	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$481	$2926
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	50
😀 Quality of life	65	90
🏙️ Population	8.25M	1.02M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 71% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7372nd and 1355th ($631 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th in Vietnam and Canada, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 4592nd and 117th 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	$2.04	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$951	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.09	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.56%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2514	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1401	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.06	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.41	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.83	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.55	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.1	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.78	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13775	$21213

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Cities near Hanoi

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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874