Hanoi vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$290
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$570
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
71
5
😀 Quality of life
63
50
🏙️ Population
8.44M
115K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 67% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7305th and 9013th ($648 vs $387) 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 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4684th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$691

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$545
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284