Hanoi vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hanoi	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$648	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1977	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$290	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.1	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$404
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	71	1
😀 Quality of life	63	22
🏙️ Population	8.44M	63.4K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 24% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7305th and 8519th ($648 vs $521) 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 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 4684th and 8762nd 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	$2.03	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.93%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2876	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1588	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.1	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.44	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.41	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.83	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13338	$3482

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Cities near Hanoi

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 South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1523
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1519
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$629
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$603
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$901
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$921
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$661
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$961
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$541
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1925
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2571