Hanoi vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2644
🏠 One person rent
$342
$573
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$801
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
72
8
😀 Quality of life
65
56
🏙️ Population
8.72M
77.6K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 34% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7229th and 5233rd ($702 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 5251st and 6325th 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
$2.02
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$16566

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$808
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$891
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$846
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$612
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$790
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$634
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$622
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$782
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$628
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$845
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$564
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$663
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$792
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$740
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$451
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$572
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$551
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$696
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$461
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$458
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$562
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$701
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$784
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$846
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$874
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$762
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$750
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$764
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$763
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$838
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981