Hanoi vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$282
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$733
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
71
82
😀 Quality of life
65
66
🏙️ Population
8.25M
5.38M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 22% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7372nd and 6353rd ($631 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Vietnam and Russia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4592nd and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Saint Petersburg

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Hanoi Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.78
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$6.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$6504

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438