Hanoi vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$290
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1389
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
69
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.4M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 38% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7305th and 5350th ($648 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4684th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Sofia

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Hanoi Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$7369

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668