Hanoi vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$9189
🏠 One person rent
$340
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$4417
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$842
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$5389
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
67
95
🏙️ Population
8.72M
8.8M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 84% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7314th and 4th ($694 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 4766th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs New York City

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Hanoi New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$21713

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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 New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2840
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2917
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2791
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2820
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2821
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2707
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2797
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2805
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2545
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2725
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2823
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2540
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2557
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2791
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2692
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2485
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2697
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2775
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2614
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2779
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2710
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2729
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2669
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2634
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2450
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2762
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2694
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2488
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3192