Hanoi vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$2187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$5233
🏠 One person rent
$290
$1311
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$2114
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$4970
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
71
71
😀 Quality of life
63
90
🏙️ Population
8.44M
888K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 70% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 7305th and 1397th ($648 vs $2187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Indianapolis ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 4684th and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Indianapolis

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Hanoi Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$5.97
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1013
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$1686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$1980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$1865
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$27094

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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

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828