Hanoi vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$290
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$2601
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
63
99
🏙️ Population
8.44M
14.3M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 61% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7305th and 3085th ($648 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4684th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Tokyo

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Hanoi Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$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

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033