Hanoi vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$342
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1596
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
72
99
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.33M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 35% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7229th and 5151st ($702 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 152nd in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 5251st and 1177th 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
$2.02
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$15321

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102