Hanoi vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$292
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$698
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
71
45
😀 Quality of life
62
67
🏙️ Population
8.44M
418K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 36% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7236th and 5400th ($647 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Albania, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 4848th and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Tirana

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Hanoi Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.94
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$5391

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$935
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$772
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$639
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$749
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$614
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$965
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$636
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$679
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$746
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$972
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$765
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$682
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$635
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$975
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1117
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1030
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$537
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1150
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$772
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$987
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$545
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1070
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1164
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1182
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$588
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1070
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$556
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$595
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1056
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1187
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$463
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1199
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$943
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$561
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1027