Hanoi vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$989
🏠 One person rent
$342
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$181
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
72
69
😀 Quality of life
65
51
🏙️ Population
8.72M
2.1M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 64% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7229th and 8928th ($702 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Vietnam and Pakistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 5251st and 6598th 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
$2.02
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$782

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$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265