Hanoi vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hanoi	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$648	$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1977	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$290	$572
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.1	$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$235
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	71	30
😀 Quality of life	63	26
🏙️ Population	8.44M	6.87M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 30% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7305th and 6082nd ($648 vs $919) 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 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 4684th and 8533rd 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	$2.03	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.93%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2876	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1588	$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.1	$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.44	$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.41	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.83	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13338	$10024

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$565
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$554
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$571
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$523
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$606
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$592
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$571
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$577
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$586
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$549
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$583
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$614
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$579
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$572
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$593
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$660
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1151
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$725
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$623
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$580
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$601
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$794
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$671
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1168
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$778
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$621
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$555
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$607
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$774
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$774
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$599
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$407

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$783
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$792
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$612
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$655
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$617
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$570
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$613
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$994
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$787
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$588
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$676
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$800
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$773
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1168
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$555
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$703
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$599
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$312
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$626