Hanoi vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$342
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$436
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
44
😀 Quality of life
65
62
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.4M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 24% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7229th and 6169th ($702 vs $927) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5251st and 5662nd 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
$2.02
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$7641

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$903
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$722
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$771
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$767
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$970
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$650
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$555
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$655
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$543
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$804
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$636
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$567
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$426
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$709
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1044
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$454
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$635