Calgary vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$744
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$439
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	71
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	1.31M	8.44M

The cost of living in Calgary is 221% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1646th and 7236th ($2077 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Canada and Vietnam, respectively. Check Canada vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 153rd and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Hanoi

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	Calgary	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$12394

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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