Hanoi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Hanoi Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$639
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$2961
🏠 One person rent
$271
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.7
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$556
$2297
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
70
😀 Quality of life
66
74
🏙️ Population
8.25M
7.01M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 53% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7193rd and 3710th ($639 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.9 months in Hanoi compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4154th and 1392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.44
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.7
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.25
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.66%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2632
$1755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.5
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.49
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$5.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.38
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13432
$7248

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$533
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$608
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$557
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$523
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$554
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$666
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$621
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$655
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$598
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$570
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$561
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$587
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$558
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$469
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$585
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$606
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$580
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$601
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$540
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$735
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$857
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$781
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$644
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$592
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$596
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$558
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$565
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$664
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$876
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$644
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$671
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$505
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$581
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$562
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$495
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$648
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$454

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1022
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$901
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$926
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673