Boston vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$371
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
72
😀 Quality of life
94
65
🏙️ Population
676K
8.44M

The cost of living in Boston is 460% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 27th and 7418th ($3652 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 71st and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Hanoi

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Boston Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$11154

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372