Auckland vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1807
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$601
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$369
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	72
😀 Quality of life	89	65
🏙️ Population	1.47M	8.72M

The cost of living in Auckland is 207% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1604th and 7229th ($2156 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in New Zealand and Vietnam, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 240th and 5251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Hanoi

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	Auckland	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$12836

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$597
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$587
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$590
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$476
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$602
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$587
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$571
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$585
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$601
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$577
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$580
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$590
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$567
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$605
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$564
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$578
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$664
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$496
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1038
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$699
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$608
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$574
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$584
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$738
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$694
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1056
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$774
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$600
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$581
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$587
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$790
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$789
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$590
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$380