Rent is the biggest part of what it costs to live in Hanoi, and it is the part we can measure. This guide sets out what homes cost to rent, by size and by district, using the homes Nest has listed right now. The figures are worked out again from the live listings every few minutes, so they are always current.
We rent homes, so rent is what we can put numbers on. We have not measured food, transport or health care in Hanoi, and we would rather leave them out than guess. Wherever this guide gives a figure, it says how many homes it comes from.
What a home costs to rent, by size
The typical rent is the median: half of the homes cost less and half cost more. The middle half shows the range that half of all homes fall inside, so you can see how far apart the cheaper and dearer ones sit.
| Home size | Typical rent | Middle half |
|---|---|---|
| Studio92 homes | ₫9.0Mabout $354 | ₫7.8M to ₫11.5M |
| 1 bedroom324 homes | ₫15.0Mabout $591 | ₫12.0M to ₫19.1M |
| 2 bedrooms203 homes | ₫26.0Mabout $1,024 | ₫20.0M to ₫35.6M |
| 3 bedrooms115 homes | ₫46.8Mabout $1,843 | ₫34.0M to ₫60.0M |
| 4 or more bedrooms33 homes | ₫61.0Mabout $2,402 | ₫52.0M to ₫71.0M |
Dollar amounts are approximate, at ₫25,400 to US$1.
72% of these homes (553 of 767) are in Tây Hồ, so the Hanoi-wide figures lean towards what Tây Hồ costs.
Rent by district
The same home costs very different amounts from one district to the next, and its size changes the price again. This table compares one-bedroom and two-bedroom homes, so like is compared with like.
| District | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|
| Tây Hồ | ₫14.0M203 homes | ₫27.9M162 homes |
| Ba Đình | ₫17.8M96 homes | ₫24.3M28 homes |
| Hoàn Kiếm | ₫20.3M12 homes | too few to publish2 homes |
| Hai Bà Trưng | ₫12.7M6 homes, an indication only | too few to publish4 homes |
| Thanh Xuân | too few to publish0 homes | ₫26.0M5 homes, an indication only |
5 other districts with homes are not shown, because fewer than 5 one-bedroom homes and fewer than 5 two-bedroom homes are listed in any of them. Every district and count is on the Hanoi Rent Index.
What comes on top of the rent
The rent is not the whole monthly cost of a home. Management fees, electricity, water, internet and parking come on top, and electricity moves the most between a mild winter month and a hot summer one. Our guide to the true cost of renting in Hanoi itemises each one, and every Nest listing shows a True Monthly Cost breakdown, so you see the all-in figure before you decide.
If a landlord quotes a flat electricity rate, check it against the state tiers before you sign. Our guide to electricity rates and landlord markups explains how.
Here for weeks rather than a year? Short-term rentals in Hanoi covers serviced apartments and homes let by the night.
What this guide leaves out
Food, getting around, health care and leisure are part of living in Hanoi too, and they are not in the figures above. We do not track their prices, and a number we cannot stand behind would only date this page again. Check a source that measures them, and treat any single figure, ours included, as a starting point rather than a quote.
How these figures are worked out
Every figure comes from the homes Nest has live in Hanoi with a monthly rent. Commercial units, homes priced by the night and homes in other cities are left out. A typical rent is shown only where at least 5 homes sit behind it, and it is marked when fewer than 12 do. Rents are rounded to the nearest ₫100,000.
This is one letting agency’s own book, not the whole Hanoi market, and it leans towards the districts where Nest has the most homes. The Hanoi Rent Index shows every district, size and home count, the full method, and a download of the data.
Own a home in Hanoi and want to let it? Read how to rent out your apartment in Hanoi as a foreign owner.
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