Hanoi vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$9179
🏠 One person rent
$342
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$4382
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$875
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$5229
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
8.72M
8.8M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7229th and 4th ($702 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5251st and 18th 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
$2.02
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$21999

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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

Cities near New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2803
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2868
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2781
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2803
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2801
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2696
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2750
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2792
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2533
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2717
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2809
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2539
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2512
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2685
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2477
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2702
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2782
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2665
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2772
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2734
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2666
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2638
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2497
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2687
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2758
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2690
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2503
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3188