Hanoi vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanoi	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$647	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1916	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$292	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$744	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$439	$4620
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	71	84
😀 Quality of life	62	88
🏙️ Population	8.44M	430K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 72% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 7236th and 1145th ($647 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 4848th and 237th 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	$1.94	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.2	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.39%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2965	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1710	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.82	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.48	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.38	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.44	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12394	$27328

Cost of living in other countries

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Cities near Hanoi

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

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682