Hanoi vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$302
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$803
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
46
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
8.44M
418K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 50% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7418th and 4511th ($652 vs $1294) 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 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5259th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$32.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$5765

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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

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973