Hanoi vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$2961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$7256
🏠 One person rent
$282
$1873
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$3753
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$777
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$4025
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
71
62
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
8.25M
351K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 79% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 7372nd and 153rd ($631 vs $2961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 128th 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 65th in the United States, while ranked 4592nd and 260th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$7.99
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$1535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$3813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$3278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$10099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$8860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$24.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$6.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$6.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$3.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$5.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$32.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$1372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$19011

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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

Cities near Honolulu

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi East Honolulu
$2735
16 km or 10 mi Pearl
$2506
19 km or 12 mi Waipahu
$2602
24 km or 15 mi Mililani Mauka
$2538
152 km or 94 mi Kahului
$2716
191 km or 118 mi Kauai
$2655
267 km or 166 mi Kailua-Kona
$3169
339 km or 211 mi Hilo
$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi London
$491
3662 km or 2275 mi Djarrit
$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi Majuro
$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi Eureka
$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi Ukiah
$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi Pacifica
$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi Daly
$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi San Bruno
$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi South San Francisco
$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi Millbrae
$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi Windsor
$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi Rohnert Park
$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi San Rafael
$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi Burlingame
$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi Petaluma
$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi Novato
$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi San Francisco
$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi Santa Rosa
$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi San Mateo
$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi Belmont
$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi San Carlos
$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi South Tarawa
$491
3859 km or 2398 mi Foster
$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi Redwood
$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi Monterey
$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi Menlo Park
$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi Seaside
$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi Richmond
$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi Palo Alto
$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi San Pablo
$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi Los Altos
$3064