Albuquerque vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$1681
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$530
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	72
😀 Quality of life	84	65
🏙️ Population	565K	8.44M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 201% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 2114th and 7418th ($1964 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 2nd in the United States and Vietnam, respectively. Check the United States vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 484th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Hanoi

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	Albuquerque	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$11154

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$558
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$569
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$461
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$556
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$562
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$559
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$568
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$551
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$568
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$529
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$539
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$590
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$563
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$552
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$652
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$483
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1139
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$693
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$560
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$574
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$726
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$677
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1152
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$758
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$586
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$578
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$574
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$780
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$773
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$577
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$372