Hanoi vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$342
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$688
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
45
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
8.72M
423K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 21% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7229th and 6421st ($702 vs $887) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 5251st and 4908th 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
$2.02
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$5443

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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 Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206