Hanoi vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$2382
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$5728
🏠 One person rent
$302
$1450
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$2501
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$4546
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
65
91
🏙️ Population
8.44M
888K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 73% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 7418th and 1089th ($652 vs $2382) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 957th 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 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.9 months in Indianapolis. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Indianapolis ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 5259th and 186th 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
$1.9
$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$1154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$2724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$2077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$1963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$1551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$9.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$5.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$1686
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$27445

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2070
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1941
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1753
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2035
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2017
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1984
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1969
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1847
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1971
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1848
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1769
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2097
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1731
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1484
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2031
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1851
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1857
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1559
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1915
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1905
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1993
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1990
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1922
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2025
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1957
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2480
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1899
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1845
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2140
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1925
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1917
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1980
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1965
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1862
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1850
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1961