Hanoi vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$5318
🏠 One person rent
$292
$1304
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$2170
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$4608
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
71
71
😀 Quality of life
62
89
🏙️ Population
8.44M
888K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 70% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 7236th and 1378th ($647 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1239th 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 Indianapolis. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 4848th and 191st 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
$1.94
$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$27149

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2023
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$2010
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1953
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1751
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1981
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1974
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2001
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1880
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1944
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1806
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1875
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2147
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1736
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1613
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2007
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1870
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2004
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1872
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1561
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1839
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1875
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1895
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1914
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1427
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1940
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1925
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1870
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2490
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1853
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1863
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2145
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1783
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1731
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1914
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1897
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1939
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1834
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1890