Hanoi vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$4283
🏠 One person rent
$302
$1132
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$2002
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$521
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$3299
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
17
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
8.44M
216K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 65% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7418th and 2432nd ($652 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Vietnam and New Zealand, respectively. Check Vietnam vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 5259th and 358th 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
$1.9
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$12047

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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

Cities near Wellington

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1838
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1743
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1709
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1612
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1254
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1252
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1379
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1396
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1425
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1480
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1237
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1493
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1638
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1423
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1312
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1383
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1612
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1678
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1847
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1499
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1678
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1716
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$1961
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1675
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1536
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1461
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1250
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$2086
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1811