Hanoi vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$5581
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1437
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$2329
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$4148
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
65
89
🏙️ Population
8.72M
888K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 70% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 7229th and 1140th ($702 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 975th 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Indianapolis ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 5251st and 289th 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
$2.02
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$25946

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2074
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1928
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2053
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1874
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2034
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2011
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1992
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1855
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1954
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1678
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1806
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2086
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1691
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1497
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1968
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1830
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2022
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1872
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1536
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1911
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1952
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1994
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1993
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1554
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1924
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2057
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2343
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1904
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1895
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2122
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1908
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1901
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1833
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1849
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1752
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1864
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1931