Hanoi vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$2500
🏠 One person rent
$302
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$944
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
72
7
😀 Quality of life
65
57
🏙️ Population
8.44M
77.6K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 36% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7418th and 5469th ($652 vs $1014) 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 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 5259th and 6129th 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
$1.9
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$14328

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$773
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$854
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$807
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$593
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$756
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$592
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$592
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$741
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$509
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$653
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$754
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$701
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$449
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$552
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$386
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$657
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$466
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$460
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$553
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$654
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$724
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$787
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$812
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$704
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$681
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$763
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$708
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$779
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866