Calgary vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$746
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$481
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	71
😀 Quality of life	92	65
🏙️ Population	1.31M	8.25M

The cost of living in Calgary is 235% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1526th and 7372nd ($2113 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in Canada and Vietnam, respectively. Check Canada vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 66th and 4592nd 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	$16	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$34
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$13775

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$524
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$557
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$549
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$562
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$504
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$517
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$590
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$566
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$571
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$573
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$575
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$568
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$554
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$568
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$547
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$574
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$638
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1184
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$735
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$611
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$567
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$573
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$806
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$620
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1233
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$552
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$612
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$500
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$596
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$831
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$857
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$588
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$422