Hanoi vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$302
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
35
😀 Quality of life
65
38
🏙️ Population
8.44M
2.96M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 16% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7418th and 8195th ($652 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Yemen, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5259th and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$3336

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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 Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$498
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031