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Hai Phong vs Hanoi

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Hanoi edges it, 56 to 56, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Hai Phong is stronger on air quality; Hanoi on getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.1 of 56 points (scores 64/100)Safety: 7.5 of 56 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 7.4 of 56 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 6.7 of 56 points (scores 60/100)Visa ease: 3.9 of 56 points (scores 35/100)Getting there & around: 4.7 of 56 points (scores 42/100)Climate: 6.5 of 56 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 5.4 of 56 points (scores 48/100)Quality of life: 6.5 of 56 points (scores 58/100)56
Hai Phong
out of 100

Vietnam's northern port city, two hours from Hanoi and Ha Long

Full Hai Phong profile →Where to stay in Hai Phong →
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)

MetricHai PhongHanoi
Cost of living6470 ✓
Safety6868
Healthcare6767
Internet6061 ✓
Visa ease3535
Getting there & around4255 ✓
Climate5858
Air quality48 ✓32
Quality of life5858

Cost

MetricHai PhongHanoi
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$900$768 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricHai PhongHanoi
Homicides per 100k1.91.9
Political stability (0–100)67.767.7
UHC service coverage (0–100)7171
Life expectancy73.8 yrs73.8 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricHai PhongHanoi
Download18.9 Mbps20.3 Mbps ✓
Upload17.8 Mbps19 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricHai PhongHanoi
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporte-visa requirede-visa required
Entry, EU passport45 days45 days
Entry, UK passport45 days45 days

Getting there and around

MetricHai PhongHanoi
Non-stop airport destinations1589 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricHai PhongHanoi
Comfortable months per year77
Annual mean PM2.528.2 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, Hai Phong or Hanoi?
Hanoi is cheaper: about $768 per month versus $900 for one person.
Is Hai Phong or Hanoi safer?
Hai Phong scores higher on safety (68 vs 68), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Hai Phong or Hanoi?
Hanoi: a measured median of 20.3 Mbps versus 18.9 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; 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.