Hanoi vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$302
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$1593
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
72
99
😀 Quality of life
65
80
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.33M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 37% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7418th and 5298th ($652 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 260th in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 5259th and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$17943

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055