Hanoi vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$282
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$2885
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
65
100
🏙️ Population
8.25M
14M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 59% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7372nd and 3238th ($631 vs $1556) 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 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4592nd and 1st 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
$2.04
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063