Hanoi vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$290
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$408
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
43
😀 Quality of life
63
55
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.4M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 29% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7305th and 6109th ($648 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Mongolia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 4684th and 5802nd 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
$2.03
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$7750

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$875
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$568
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594