Hanoi vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$340
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$589
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
44
😀 Quality of life
67
64
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.4M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 26% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7314th and 6046th ($694 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Vietnam and Mongolia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 4766th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Ulaanbaatar

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Hanoi Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$904
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$739
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$778
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$776
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$863
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$656
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1039
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$721
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$693
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$578
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$665
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1426
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$691
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$658
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$676
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$568
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$820
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$789
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$639
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$684
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$607
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$577
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$629
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$594
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$653
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$492
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$722
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$594
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$627
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1108
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$460
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$672