Hanoi vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$342
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$744
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
47
😀 Quality of life
65
66
🏙️ Population
8.72M
276K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 27% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 7229th and 5994th ($702 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Vietnam and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 5251st and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Sarajevo

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Hanoi Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$3948

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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 Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923