Hanoi vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hanoi	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$648	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1977	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$290	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.1	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$1885
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	92
😀 Quality of life	63	86
🏙️ Population	8.44M	2.75M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 63% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7305th and 2722nd ($648 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Vietnam and Italy, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 4684th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Rome

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	Hanoi	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.03	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.93%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2876	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1588	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.1	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.44	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.41	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.83	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13338	$10781

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Cities near Hanoi

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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262