Austin vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$1977
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$794
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	71
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	962K	8.44M

The cost of living in Austin is 282% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 812th and 7305th ($2473 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 116th and 4684th 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	$16.8	$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$0.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$13338

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$565
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$554
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$571
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$523
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$606
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$592
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$571
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$577
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$586
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$549
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$583
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$614
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$579
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$572
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$593
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$660
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1151
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$725
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$623
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$580
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$601
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$794
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$671
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1168
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$778
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$621
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$555
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$607
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$774
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$774
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$599
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$407