Hanoi vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$5589
🏠 One person rent
$290
$1325
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$2490
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$4672
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
63
92
🏙️ Population
8.44M
2.3M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 71% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7305th and 1258th ($648 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 4684th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Houston

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Hanoi Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$5.52
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$22908

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156