Hanoi vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$290
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$468
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
71
75
😀 Quality of life
63
58
🏙️ Population
8.44M
4.5M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 59% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7305th and 8957th ($648 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 26th in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 4684th and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Kolkata

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Hanoi Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$1751

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311