Hanoi vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$7653
🏠 One person rent
$290
$2045
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$714
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$5275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
71
99
😀 Quality of life
63
94
🏙️ Population
8.44M
3.9M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 80% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7305th and 72nd ($648 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 4684th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$7.95
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2849
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2675
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2831
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3271
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2354
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2709
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3009
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2861
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2776
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2714
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2572
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2866
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2715
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3054
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2717
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2552
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2569
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2673
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2754