Hanoi vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$302
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$8151
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
81
😀 Quality of life
65
100
🏙️ Population
8.44M
449K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 82% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7418th and 23rd ($652 vs $3691) 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 0.6 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 5259th and 2nd 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
$1.9
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3836
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2747
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3565
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1593
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1694
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2964
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1397
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1839
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2443
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3041