Hanoi vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanoi	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$647	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1916	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$292	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$744	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$439	$4236
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	62
😀 Quality of life	62	86
🏙️ Population	8.44M	351K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 79% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 7236th and 151st ($647 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 134th 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 1.4 months in Honolulu. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Honolulu ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 4848th and 301st 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	$1.94	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.2	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.39%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2965	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1710	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.82	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.48	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.38	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.9	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.44	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12394	$19966

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$554
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$592
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$591
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$582
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$569
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$549
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$642
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1161
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$702
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$571
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$575
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$771
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1163
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$763
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$611
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$543
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$579
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$761
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$756
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$604
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$393

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159