Baltimore vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$744
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$439
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	71
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	586K	8.44M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 254% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1182nd and 7236th ($2287 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 131st and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Hanoi

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	Baltimore	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$12394

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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