Hanoi vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Hanoi Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$639
$3416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$7461
🏠 One person rent
$271
$2417
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$4187
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.7
$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$556
$5141
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
89
😀 Quality of life
66
97
🏙️ Population
8.25M
5.87M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 81% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7193rd and 17th ($639 vs $3416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Vietnam and Singapore, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Hanoi compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 4154th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Singapore City

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Hanoi Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.44
$8.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$8.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$3172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$5715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.7
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.25
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.66%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2632
$12241
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$11290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.5
$98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$29.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.49
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$13.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.38
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$46.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13432
$26970

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$533
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$608
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$557
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$523
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$554
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$666
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$621
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$655
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$598
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$570
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$561
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$587
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$558
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$469
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$585
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$606
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$580
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$601
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$540
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$735
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$857
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$781
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$644
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$592
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$596
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$558
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$565
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$664
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$876
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$644
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$671
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$505
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$581
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$562
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$495
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$648
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$454

Cities near Singapore City

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$3084
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$587
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$618
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$524
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$619
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$622
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$585
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$538
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$541
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$491
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$500
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$486
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$540
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$749
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$647
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$680
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$631
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$494
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$579
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$529
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$600
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$439
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$921
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$532
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$429
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$466
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$509
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$951
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$492
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$460
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$365
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$421
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$464
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$445
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$520
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$583
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$482
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$608
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$540