Atlanta vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$744
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$439
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	71
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	499K	8.44M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 297% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 704th and 7236th ($2570 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 165th and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Hanoi

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	Atlanta	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$1.82
🥤 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	$1651	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$12394

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$554
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$592
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$591
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$582
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$569
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$549
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$642
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1161
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$702
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$571
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$575
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$771
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1163
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$763
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$611
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$543
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$579
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$761
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$756
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$604
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$393