Hanoi vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$799
🏠 One person rent
$282
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$138
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
71
67
😀 Quality of life
65
35
🏙️ Population
8.25M
2.1M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 91% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7372nd and 9155th ($631 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Vietnam and Pakistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 4592nd and 7850th 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
$2.04
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$1496

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$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282