Hanoi vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanoi	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$652	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1681	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$302	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$530	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.4	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$371	$181
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	1
😀 Quality of life	65	25
🏙️ Population	8.44M	63.4K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 22% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7418th and 8428th ($652 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Kiribati, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 5259th and 8954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs South Tarawa

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	Hanoi	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.49	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.2	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.69	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.3%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3417	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2001	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.52	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.6	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.89	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.72	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.2	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.27	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.7	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$253	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11154	$3644

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$558
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$569
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$461
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$556
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$562
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$559
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$568
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$551
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$568
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$529
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$539
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$590
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$563
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$552
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$652
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$483
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1139
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$693
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$560
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$574
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$726
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$677
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1152
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$758
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$586
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$578
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$574
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$780
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$773
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$577
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$372

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1496
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1502
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$733
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$683
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1417
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1419
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1882
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$596
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$997
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$818
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$836
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$751
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$753
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1807
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1878
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1022
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$548
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$532
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1437
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2406
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1513
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$507
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1503
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1683
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2825
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1710
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1798
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2065
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2637