Albuquerque vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$1821
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$340
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$602
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	72
😀 Quality of life	83	67
🏙️ Population	565K	8.72M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 193% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1945th and 7314th ($2029 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Hanoi. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 518th and 4766th 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	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$0.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$14773

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$586
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$582
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$467
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$583
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$564
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$579
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$593
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$574
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$592
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$583
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$617
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$579
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$580
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$589
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$679
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$495
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$968
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$714
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$620
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$577
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$593
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$751
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$711
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$968
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$782
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$607
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$564
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$601
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$802
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$797
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$591
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$375