Hanoi vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$6276
🏠 One person rent
$302
$1578
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$2764
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$4008
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
99
😀 Quality of life
65
100
🏙️ Population
8.44M
5.45M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 75% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7418th and 649th ($652 vs $2640) 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 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5259th 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
$1.9
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2181
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1888
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1599
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1568
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1678
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1364
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2019
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1747
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1184
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1667
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1662
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2471
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1813
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2297
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2140
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1725
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1706
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1362
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1639
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1736
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1662
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1674
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1681
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2308
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1768
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1728
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1738
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2065
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1673
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1798
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2058
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1464
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1710