Hanoi vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$340
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$512
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
72
8
😀 Quality of life
67
55
🏙️ Population
8.72M
77.6K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 31% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7314th and 5497th ($694 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Vietnam and Thailand, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 4766th and 6330th 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
$2.09
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$13979

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992