Hanoi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$342
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$2285
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
8.72M
7.01M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 57% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7229th and 3529th ($702 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5251st and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Riyadh

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Hanoi Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$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

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487