Hanoi vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$342
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$4258
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
99
😀 Quality of life
65
93
🏙️ Population
8.72M
3.9M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 79% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7229th and 72nd ($702 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5251st and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Los Angeles

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Hanoi Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$8.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$28004

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974