Hanoi vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanoi	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$647	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1916	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$292	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$744	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$439	$718
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	71	7
😀 Quality of life	62	53
🏙️ Population	8.44M	77.6K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 31% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7236th and 5827th ($647 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 4848th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Phuket

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	Hanoi	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.94	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.2	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.39%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2965	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1710	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.82	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.48	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.38	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.9	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.44	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12394	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810