Hanoi vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$292
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$4771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
71
99
😀 Quality of life
62
93
🏙️ Population
8.44M
3.9M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 80% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7236th and 80th ($647 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 4848th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.94
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$5.77
🥤 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
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$28838

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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
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2919