Hanoi vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$9099
🏠 One person rent
$340
$2413
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$4235
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$926
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$8550
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
82
😀 Quality of life
67
97
🏙️ Population
8.72M
452K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 82% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7314th and 11th ($694 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Vietnam and Switzerland, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4766th 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
$2.09
$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$136
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$26431

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3231
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3264
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3441
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3267
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3312
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3519
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4491
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2641
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2611
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2644
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3288
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3321
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3199
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1703
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1751
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2986
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1807
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$3120
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1533
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3587
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1582
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3034
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1385
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$2091
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2459
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3117