Hanoi vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$3039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$7612
🏠 One person rent
$290
$1950
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$3959
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$774
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$4110
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
71
62
😀 Quality of life
63
87
🏙️ Population
8.44M
351K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 79% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 7305th and 133rd ($648 vs $3039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 103rd in Vietnam and the United States, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Honolulu ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 4684th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Honolulu

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Hanoi Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$8.01
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$6.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1975
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1617
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$3984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$3497
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$8808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$8156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$6.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$6.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$6.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$23.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$4.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$5.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$31596

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

Cities near Honolulu

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi East Honolulu
$2776
16 km or 10 mi Pearl
$2571
19 km or 12 mi Waipahu
$2601
24 km or 15 mi Mililani Mauka
$2554
152 km or 94 mi Kahului
$3033
191 km or 118 mi Kauai
$2719
267 km or 166 mi Kailua-Kona
$3271
339 km or 211 mi Hilo
$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi London
$520
3662 km or 2275 mi Djarrit
$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi Majuro
$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi Eureka
$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi Ukiah
$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi Pacifica
$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi Daly
$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi San Bruno
$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi South San Francisco
$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi Millbrae
$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi Windsor
$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi Rohnert Park
$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi San Rafael
$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi Burlingame
$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi Petaluma
$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi Novato
$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi San Francisco
$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi Santa Rosa
$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi San Mateo
$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi Belmont
$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi San Carlos
$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi South Tarawa
$521
3859 km or 2398 mi Foster
$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi Redwood
$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi Monterey
$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi Menlo Park
$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi Seaside
$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi Richmond
$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi Palo Alto
$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi San Pablo
$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi Los Altos
$3085