Hanoi vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanoi	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$647	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1916	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$292	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$744	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$439	$5520
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	97
😀 Quality of life	62	94
🏙️ Population	8.44M	441K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 78% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 7236th and 182nd ($647 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 4848th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Oakland

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	Hanoi	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.94	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.2	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.39%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2965	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1710	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.82	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.48	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.38	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.9	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.44	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12394	$18963

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326