Hanoi vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2938
🏠 One person rent
$290
$539
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
71
19
😀 Quality of life
63
75
🏙️ Population
8.44M
630K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 47% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 7305th and 4571st ($648 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 118th in Vietnam and Italy, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 4684th and 1004th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Palermo

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Hanoi Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$5.35
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$74
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$7103

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi Trapani
$1005
89 km or 55 mi Marsala
$1086
91 km or 57 mi Agrigento
$1031
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1134
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$990
166 km or 103 mi Catania
$1229
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$1172
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1157
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1188
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1356
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1519
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1434
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1643
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$1771
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1591
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1747
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1649
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1334
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1341
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1567
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1057
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1212
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$442
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1632
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$522
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1473
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1449
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$490
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$563
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$344
321 km or 200 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1208
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1148
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1294
339 km or 210 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1272