Hanoi vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$292
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$1611
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
71
99
😀 Quality of life
62
77
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.33M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 46% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7236th and 4495th ($647 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 42nd in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 4848th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Saitama

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Hanoi Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.94
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$14676

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Cost of living

$349

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$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125