Hanoi vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1732
🏠 One person rent
$342
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$389
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$147
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
30
😀 Quality of life
65
45
🏙️ Population
8.72M
6.87M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 12% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7229th and 7720th ($702 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Vietnam and Myanmar, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 5251st and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Yangon

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Hanoi Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$17353

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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

Cities near Yangon

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Bago
$592
151 km or 94 mi Pathein
$695
158 km or 98 mi Hpa-an
$593
161 km or 100 mi Mawlamyine
$571
334 km or 207 mi Naypyidaw
$614
373 km or 232 mi Chiang Mai
$780
373 km or 232 mi Pai
$709
438 km or 272 mi Phitsanulok
$585
442 km or 275 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
451 km or 280 mi Taunggyi
$546
506 km or 314 mi Sittwe
$571
520 km or 323 mi Chiang Rai
$626
534 km or 332 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
552 km or 343 mi Myeik
$562
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$788
566 km or 352 mi Tha Khlong
$710
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$789
571 km or 355 mi Rangsit
$656
576 km or 358 mi Mandalay
$550
578 km or 359 mi Bangkok
$1027
588 km or 365 mi Lat Luang
$833
591 km or 367 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
600 km or 373 mi Monywa
$528
624 km or 388 mi Hua Hin
$784
658 km or 409 mi Laem Chabang
$838
662 km or 411 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
666 km or 414 mi Pattaya
$874
666 km or 414 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
671 km or 417 mi Nong Prue
$846
686 km or 427 mi Cox's Bazar
$324
697 km or 433 mi Vientiane
$1056
705 km or 438 mi Udon Thani
$581
708 km or 440 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
713 km or 443 mi Khon Kaen
$621
719 km or 447 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
742 km or 461 mi Klaeng
$768
756 km or 470 mi Jinghong
$590
763 km or 474 mi Chittagong
$358
816 km or 507 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
834 km or 518 mi Pu'er
$610