Austin vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$1807
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$601
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$369
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	72
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	962K	8.72M

The cost of living in Austin is 248% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 985th and 7229th ($2444 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 Austin compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 217th and 5251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Hanoi

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	Austin	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$12836

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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