Hanoi vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$340
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$122
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
33
😀 Quality of life
67
42
🏙️ Population
8.72M
2.96M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 30% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7314th and 8488th ($694 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Vietnam and Yemen, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 4766th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Sanaa

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Hanoi Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$4197

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910