Hanoi vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$5841
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1607
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$2790
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$3629
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
78
😀 Quality of life
65
93
🏙️ Population
8.72M
662K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 72% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 7229th and 822nd ($702 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Vietnam and Canada, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 5251st and 53rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Vancouver

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Hanoi Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$21986

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Cities near Hanoi

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

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2457
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2237
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2590
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2054
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1865
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1884
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2128
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2470
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2539
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2710
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1872
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2628
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2641
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2674
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2717
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2734
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2739
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2778
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2200
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2737
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2702
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3041
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2475
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3559
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3154
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3292
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2896
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2915