Hanoi vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$302
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$1116
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
82
😀 Quality of life
65
71
🏙️ Population
8.44M
5.65M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 33% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7418th and 5813th ($652 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Vietnam and Russia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5259th and 3397th 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
$1.9
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$10534

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1083
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1064
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1477
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1516
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1561
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1265
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$999
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1386
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1561
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$680
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1174
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1618
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1611
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1145
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1881
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1580
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1655
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$745
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1947
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1372
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1394
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1601
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1041
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1383
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1503
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1500
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1524
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1184
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1566