Hanoi vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$290
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$3918
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
71
53
😀 Quality of life
63
89
🏙️ Population
8.44M
140K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 78% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 7305th and 204th ($648 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Iceland, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 4684th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Reykjavik

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Hanoi Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$6167

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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

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161