Hanoi vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$290
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$6770
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
81
😀 Quality of life
63
98
🏙️ Population
8.44M
447K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 81% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7305th and 41st ($648 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Vietnam and Switzerland, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 2 months in Zurich. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4684th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Zurich

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Hanoi Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$9.29
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$44.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$20539

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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 Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1531
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2741
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1391
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2483
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2843