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Bengaluru vs Hanoi

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Hanoi edges it, 56 to 56, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Bengaluru is stronger on climate, air quality; Hanoi on quality of life, safety, healthcare. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.0 of 56 points (scores 63/100)Safety: 6.1 of 56 points (scores 55/100)Healthcare: 6.2 of 56 points (scores 56/100)Internet: 7.3 of 56 points (scores 66/100)Visa ease: 3.6 of 56 points (scores 32/100)Getting there & around: 6.8 of 56 points (scores 61/100)Climate: 9.3 of 56 points (scores 83/100)Air quality: 5.0 of 56 points (scores 45/100)Quality of life: 4.3 of 56 points (scores 39/100)56
Bengaluru
out of 100

India's tech capital with a mild climate

Full Bengaluru profile →Where to stay in Bengaluru →
Cost of living: 7.8 of 56 points (scores 70/100)Safety: 7.5 of 56 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 7.4 of 56 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 6.8 of 56 points (scores 61/100)Visa ease: 3.9 of 56 points (scores 35/100)Getting there & around: 6.1 of 56 points (scores 55/100)Climate: 6.5 of 56 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 3.5 of 56 points (scores 32/100)Quality of life: 6.5 of 56 points (scores 58/100)56
Hanoi
out of 100

Old Quarter charm and lakeside cafés

Full Hanoi profile →Where to stay in Hanoi →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricBengaluruHanoi
Cost of living6370 ✓
Safety5568 ✓
Healthcare5667 ✓
Internet66 ✓61
Visa ease3235 ✓
Getting there & around61 ✓55
Climate83 ✓58
Air quality45 ✓32
Quality of life3958 ✓

Cost

MetricBengaluruHanoi
Monthly cost, one person$922$768 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricBengaluruHanoi
Homicides per 100k2.721.9 ✓
Political stability (0–100)5567.7 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)6971 ✓
Life expectancy67.3 yrs73.8 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricBengaluruHanoi
Download32.6 Mbps ✓20.3 Mbps
Upload9.5 Mbps19 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricBengaluruHanoi
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporte-visa requirede-visa required
Entry, EU passporte-visa required45 days ✓
Entry, UK passporte-visa required45 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricBengaluruHanoi
Non-stop airport destinations107 ✓89
Walkability (1–5, editorial)22
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2

Climate and air

MetricBengaluruHanoi
Comfortable months per year10 ✓7
Annual mean PM2.529.6 µg/m³ ✓35.7 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Bengaluru or Hanoi?
Hanoi is cheaper: about $768 per month versus $922 for one person.
Is Bengaluru or Hanoi safer?
Hanoi scores higher on safety (68 vs 55), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Bengaluru or Hanoi?
Bengaluru: a measured median of 32.6 Mbps versus 20.3 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.