Hanoi vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$292
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$2474
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
62
99
🏙️ Population
8.44M
14.3M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 60% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7236th and 3019th ($647 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4848th 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
$1.94
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$15235

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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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101