Hanoi vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hanoi	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$340	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.3	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$4111
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	58
😀 Quality of life	67	85
🏙️ Population	8.72M	351K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 79% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 7314th and 79th ($694 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 59th 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 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.2 months in Honolulu. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Honolulu ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 4766th and 433rd 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	$2.09	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.49	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$478	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.7	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.6	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.9	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.96%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4545	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2658	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.74	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.37	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.3	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.2	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$341	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14773	$26966

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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

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194