Hanoi vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$282
$1400
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$2268
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$2523
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
17
😀 Quality of life
65
85
🏙️ Population
8.25M
419K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 72% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7372nd and 1237th ($631 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Vietnam and New Zealand, respectively. Check Vietnam vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 4592nd and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Wellington

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Hanoi Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$7.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$13015

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

Cities near Wellington

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1777
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1744
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1679
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1579
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1230
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1365
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1500
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1454
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1113
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1346
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1207
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1800
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1563
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1200
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1701
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1524
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1754
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1842
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1643
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1994
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1960
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2279
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1885
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1664
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1398
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1388
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1925
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1597