Hanoi vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hanoi	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$2434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$5848
🏠 One person rent	$340	$1415
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$2495
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.3	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$4333
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	86
😀 Quality of life	67	88
🏙️ Population	8.72M	430K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 72% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 7314th and 1017th ($694 vs $2434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 876th 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 1.8 months in Minneapolis. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Minneapolis ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 4766th and 283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Minneapolis

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	Hanoi	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.49	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$2834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$478	$2128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.7	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.6	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.9	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.96%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4545	$3389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2658	$2191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.74	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$7.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$6.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$6.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.37	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$8.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.3	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.2	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$341	$1397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14773	$26236

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$586
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$582
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$467
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$583
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$564
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$579
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$593
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$574
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$592
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$583
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$617
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$579
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$580
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$589
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$679
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$495
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$968
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$714
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$620
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$577
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$593
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$751
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$711
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$968
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$782
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$607
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$564
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$601
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$802
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$797
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$591
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$375

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618