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Vietnam · India

Hanoi vs Mumbai: cost, safety and weather compared (2026)

Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.

Hanoi and Mumbai compared on cost, safety, weather and size
HanoiVietnamMumbaiIndia
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$35$25
Mid-range$80$60
Luxury$170$130
Price level0.29× US (2025)0.23× US (2025)
US advisoryLevel 1Level 2
Best monthsMar, Oct, Nov and DecJan, Feb, Mar and Nov
Annual rain2,287 mm2,412 mm
Average high28.4 °C31.4 °C
Population8.1M12.7M
Time zoneAsia/BangkokAsia/Kolkata

The short answer

Mumbai is about 25 % cheaper per day than Hanoi, $60 against $80 (mid-range estimate). Hanoi has the lower US advisory level (1 vs 2). In September, the daily average is 28 °C in Hanoi and 27 °C in Mumbai.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Hanoi overview
  • Mumbai overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Hanoi trip cost
  • Is Hanoi safe?
  • Mumbai trip cost
  • Is Mumbai safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in Asia
  • Safest cities in Asia

Countries

  • All cities in Vietnam
  • All cities in India

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.