Hanoi vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanoi	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$647	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1916	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$292	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$744	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$439	$300
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	71	30
😀 Quality of life	62	43
🏙️ Population	8.44M	6.87M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 8% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7236th and 6863rd ($647 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Vietnam and Myanmar, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 4848th and 6707th 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	$1.94	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.2	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.39%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2965	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1710	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.82	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.48	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.38	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.9	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.44	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12394	$15505

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$554
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$592
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$591
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$582
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$569
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$549
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$642
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1161
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$702
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$571
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$575
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$771
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1163
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$763
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$611
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$543
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$579
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$761
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$756
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$604
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$393

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625