Hanoi vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$290
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$701
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
71
43
😀 Quality of life
63
63
🏙️ Population
8.44M
527K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 17% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7305th and 6502nd ($648 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4684th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Skopje

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Hanoi Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$6.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$4291

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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 Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191