Hanoi vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$282
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$579
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
71
43
😀 Quality of life
65
63
🏙️ Population
8.25M
527K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 17% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7372nd and 6533rd ($631 vs $760) 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 0.8 months in Skopje. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4592nd and 4828th 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
$2.04
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$5.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116