Canberra vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$1807
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$601
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$369
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	72
😀 Quality of life	85	65
🏙️ Population	381K	8.72M

The cost of living in Canberra is 217% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1443rd and 7229th ($2223 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Australia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Australia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 479th and 5251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Hanoi

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	Canberra	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$12836

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$597
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$587
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$590
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$476
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$602
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$587
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$571
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$585
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$601
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$577
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$580
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$590
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$567
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$605
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$564
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$578
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$664
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$496
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1038
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$699
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$608
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$574
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$584
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$738
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$694
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1056
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$774
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$600
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$581
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$587
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$790
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$789
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$590
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$380