Hanoi vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$342
$463
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$800
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$487
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
72
31
😀 Quality of life
65
59
🏙️ Population
8.72M
120K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 20% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7229th and 6471st ($702 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Vietnam and Thailand, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 5251st and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Pattaya

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Hanoi Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$12044

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28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Pattaya

Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Nong Prue
$846
16 km or 9.7 mi Laem Chabang
$838
23 km or 14 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
84 km or 52 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
85 km or 53 mi Klaeng
$768
85 km or 53 mi Lat Luang
$833
98 km or 61 mi Bangkok
$1027
110 km or 68 mi Nonthaburi
$789
110 km or 68 mi Hua Hin
$784
115 km or 72 mi Pak Kret
$788
119 km or 74 mi Rangsit
$656
130 km or 81 mi Tha Khlong
$710
132 km or 82 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
184 km or 114 mi Ko Chang
$763
237 km or 147 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
250 km or 156 mi Battambang
$575
255 km or 159 mi Myeik
$562
259 km or 161 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
318 km or 198 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
324 km or 202 mi Siem Reap
$679
340 km or 211 mi Ko Tao
$845
372 km or 231 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
383 km or 238 mi Sihanoukville
$764
396 km or 246 mi Ko Samui
$782
435 km or 270 mi Phitsanulok
$585
440 km or 273 mi Khon Kaen
$621
442 km or 275 mi Kampot
$587
450 km or 280 mi Phu Quoc
$530
457 km or 284 mi Surat Thani
$612
464 km or 288 mi Phnom Penh
$882
497 km or 309 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
506 km or 314 mi Kampong Cham
$501
508 km or 315 mi Prey Veng
$760
512 km or 318 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
527 km or 328 mi Mawlamyine
$571
535 km or 333 mi Udon Thani
$581
553 km or 343 mi Stung Treng
$652
561 km or 349 mi Hpa-an
$593
562 km or 349 mi Rach Gia
$535
571 km or 355 mi Long Xuyen
$514