Hanoi vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hanoi	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$648	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1977	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$290	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.1	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$466
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	71	31
😀 Quality of life	63	54
🏙️ Population	8.44M	120K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 19% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7305th and 6432nd ($648 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Vietnam and Thailand, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 4684th and 5984th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Pattaya

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	Hanoi	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.03	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.93%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2876	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1588	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.1	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.44	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.41	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.83	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13338	$9189

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Cities near Hanoi

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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516