Hanoi vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$282
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$3743
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
99
😀 Quality of life
65
98
🏙️ Population
8.25M
4.84M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 77% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7372nd and 318th ($631 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Australia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4592nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Sydney

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Hanoi Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$6.69
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$29.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$17934

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Cities near Hanoi

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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816