Hanoi vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$2541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$6190
🏠 One person rent
$290
$1502
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$2715
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$694
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$4036
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
71
99
😀 Quality of life
63
91
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.6M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 74% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 7305th and 710th ($648 vs $2541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 637th 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 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Philadelphia ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 4684th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Philadelphia

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Hanoi Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$5.99
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$3091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$2242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$3533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$2340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$7.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$1909
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$20863

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2585
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2532
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2606
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2305
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2514
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2577
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2578
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2301
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2607
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2617
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2286
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2254
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2506
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2510
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2550
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2256
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2667
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2735
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2091
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2882
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2663
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2753
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2872
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2814
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2785
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2841
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2882
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2398
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2238
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2929
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2254
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2756
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2750