Hanoi vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$282
$1319
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$2448
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$4662
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
65
92
🏙️ Population
8.25M
2.3M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 72% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7372nd and 1234th ($631 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1107th 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 11th in the United States, while ranked 4592nd and 86th 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
$2.04
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$23011

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2141
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2118
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2128
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2132
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2148
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2126
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2023
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1801
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1919
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1988
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1694
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1829
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2590
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175