Hanoi vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hanoi	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$648	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1977	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$290	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.1	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$742
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	71	7
😀 Quality of life	63	53
🏙️ Population	8.44M	77.6K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 34% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7305th and 5798th ($648 vs $985) 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 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 4684th and 6033rd 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	$2.03	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.93%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2876	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1588	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.1	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.44	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.41	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.83	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13338	$13132

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$565
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$554
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$571
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$523
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$606
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$592
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$571
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$577
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$586
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$549
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$583
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$614
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$579
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$572
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$593
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$660
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1151
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$725
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$623
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$580
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$601
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$794
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$671
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1168
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$778
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$621
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$555
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$607
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$774
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$774
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$599
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$407

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892