Hanoi vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$290
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1869
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
71
99
😀 Quality of life
63
79
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.33M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 38% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7305th and 5386th ($648 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 468th in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 4684th and 592nd 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
$2.03
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$12701

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075