Hanoi vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$342
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$462
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
5
😀 Quality of life
65
45
🏙️ Population
8.72M
115K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 70% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7229th and 8957th ($702 vs $412) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5251st and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Thimphu

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Hanoi Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$633

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$597
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$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285