Hanoi vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1663
🏠 One person rent
$302
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$149
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
30
😀 Quality of life
65
45
🏙️ Population
8.44M
6.87M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 6% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7418th and 7717th ($652 vs $614) 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 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 5259th and 7117th 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
$1.9
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$15435

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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 Yangon

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Bago
$571
151 km or 94 mi Pathein
$666
158 km or 98 mi Hpa-an
$581
161 km or 100 mi Mawlamyine
$567
334 km or 207 mi Naypyidaw
$594
373 km or 232 mi Chiang Mai
$727
373 km or 232 mi Pai
$667
438 km or 272 mi Phitsanulok
$558
442 km or 275 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
451 km or 280 mi Taunggyi
$534
506 km or 314 mi Sittwe
$558
520 km or 323 mi Chiang Rai
$603
534 km or 332 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
552 km or 343 mi Myeik
$553
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$736
566 km or 352 mi Tha Khlong
$675
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$737
571 km or 355 mi Rangsit
$635
576 km or 358 mi Mandalay
$540
578 km or 359 mi Bangkok
$958
588 km or 365 mi Lat Luang
$774
591 km or 367 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
600 km or 373 mi Monywa
$519
624 km or 388 mi Hua Hin
$724
658 km or 409 mi Laem Chabang
$779
662 km or 411 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
666 km or 414 mi Pattaya
$812
666 km or 414 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
671 km or 417 mi Nong Prue
$787
686 km or 427 mi Cox's Bazar
$324
697 km or 433 mi Vientiane
$1152
705 km or 438 mi Udon Thani
$578
708 km or 440 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
713 km or 443 mi Khon Kaen
$590
719 km or 447 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
742 km or 461 mi Klaeng
$718
756 km or 470 mi Jinghong
$577
763 km or 474 mi Chittagong
$358
816 km or 507 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
834 km or 518 mi Pu'er
$599