Hanoi vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2531
🏠 One person rent
$282
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$1256
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$82.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$267
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
30
😀 Quality of life
65
38
🏙️ Population
8.25M
6.87M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 23% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7372nd and 6331st ($631 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Myanmar, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 4592nd and 7374th 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
$2.04
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$686
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$15.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$24.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
11.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$1434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$344
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$8.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$2.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$14094

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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 Yangon

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Bago
$710
151 km or 94 mi Pathein
$709
158 km or 98 mi Hpa-an
$605
161 km or 100 mi Mawlamyine
$566
334 km or 207 mi Naypyidaw
$706
373 km or 232 mi Chiang Mai
$659
373 km or 232 mi Pai
$577
438 km or 272 mi Phitsanulok
$496
442 km or 275 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
451 km or 280 mi Taunggyi
$668
506 km or 314 mi Sittwe
$656
520 km or 323 mi Chiang Rai
$462
534 km or 332 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
552 km or 343 mi Myeik
$571
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$677
566 km or 352 mi Tha Khlong
$617
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$704
571 km or 355 mi Rangsit
$594
576 km or 358 mi Mandalay
$715
578 km or 359 mi Bangkok
$902
588 km or 365 mi Lat Luang
$716
591 km or 367 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
600 km or 373 mi Monywa
$669
624 km or 388 mi Hua Hin
$614
658 km or 409 mi Laem Chabang
$648
662 km or 411 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
666 km or 414 mi Pattaya
$665
666 km or 414 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
671 km or 417 mi Nong Prue
$653
686 km or 427 mi Cox's Bazar
$389
697 km or 433 mi Vientiane
$1233
705 km or 438 mi Udon Thani
$500
708 km or 440 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
713 km or 443 mi Khon Kaen
$532
719 km or 447 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
742 km or 461 mi Klaeng
$619
756 km or 470 mi Jinghong
$588
763 km or 474 mi Chittagong
$362
816 km or 507 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
834 km or 518 mi Pu'er
$614