Hanoi vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Hanoi Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$5455
🏠 One person rent
$340
$1267
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$2011
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$4659
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
67
96
🏙️ Population
8.72M
2.3M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 69% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7314th and 1367th ($694 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 4766th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Hanoi vs Houston

Prices for goods and services in Hanoi and Houston are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Hanoi Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$22291

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123