Hanoi vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$342
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1229
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
71
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.21M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 47% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7229th and 4516th ($702 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5251st and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Sofia

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Hanoi Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$11223

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784