Hanoi vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2478
🏠 One person rent
$290
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$994
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$35.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$929
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
18
😀 Quality of life
63
62
🏙️ Population
8.44M
151K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 37% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 7305th and 5422nd ($648 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Vietnam and Montenegro, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 4684th and 4787th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$6.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$7581

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$895
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1191
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1059
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1146
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$852
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1053
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1076
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1046
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1161
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$936
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$787
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$692
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1086
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$521
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$641
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$705
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$661
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$676
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$816
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$697
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$785
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$657
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$645
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$808
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$589
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$658
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$737
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$902
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$549
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$593
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$545
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1239
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$685
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$743
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1280
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$792
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$695
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1282