Hanoi vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$302
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$516
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
43
😀 Quality of life
65
61
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.4M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 25% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7418th and 6373rd ($652 vs $870) 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 0.6 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 5259th and 5856th 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
$1.9
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$6621

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$838
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$676
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$735
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$725
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$912
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$631
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$986
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$659
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$541
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$629
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1365
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$655
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$638
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$642
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$518
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$785
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$748
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$614
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$654
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$580
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$548
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$564
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$589
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$480
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$546
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$484
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$615
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$470
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$553
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$694
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$597
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1029
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$439
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$600