Hanoi vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$340
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$147
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
69
😀 Quality of life
67
51
🏙️ Population
8.72M
2.1M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 55% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7314th and 8874th ($694 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Vietnam and Pakistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 4766th and 6631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Rawalpindi

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Hanoi Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$806

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$594
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252