Calgary vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1821
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$340
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$602
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	72
😀 Quality of life	90	67
🏙️ Population	1.31M	8.72M

The cost of living in Calgary is 202% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1759th and 7314th ($2095 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd 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 9th best city to live in Canada vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 187th and 4766th 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	$19.1	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$0.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$14773

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$586
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$582
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$467
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$583
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$564
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$579
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$593
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$574
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$592
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$583
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$617
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$579
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$580
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$589
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$679
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$495
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$968
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$714
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$620
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$577
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$593
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$751
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$711
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$968
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$782
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$607
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$564
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$601
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$802
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$797
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$591
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$375