Hanoi vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$342
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$842
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
48
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
8.72M
389K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 44% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7229th and 4667th ($702 vs $1256) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5251st and 3290th 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
$2.02
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.37
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$30.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$6657

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$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

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013