Hanoi vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanoi	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$647	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1916	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$292	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$744	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$439	$461
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	71	31
😀 Quality of life	62	54
🏙️ Population	8.44M	120K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 17% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7236th and 6518th ($647 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Vietnam and Thailand, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 4848th and 5997th 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	$1.94	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.2	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.39%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2965	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1710	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.82	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.48	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.38	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.9	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.44	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12394	$8876

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$554
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$592
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$591
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$582
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$569
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$549
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$642
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1161
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$702
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$571
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$575
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$771
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1163
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$763
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$611
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$543
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$579
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$761
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$756
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$604
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$393

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508