Hanoi vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$302
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$544
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
5
😀 Quality of life
65
42
🏙️ Population
8.44M
115K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 55% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7418th and 8940th ($652 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Vietnam and Bhutan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5259th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$653

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289