Hanoi vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$5778
🏠 One person rent
$302
$1504
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$2234
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$732
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$4329
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
65
93
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.6M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 75% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 7418th and 744th ($652 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 660th 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 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5259th and 95th 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
$1.9
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$15283

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2603
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2578
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2603
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2476
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2568
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2594
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2358
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2620
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2610
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2737
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2267
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2676
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2671
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2355
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2741
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2533
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2121
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2608
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3102
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2524
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2797
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2846
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2883
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2770
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2880
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2278
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2948
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2239
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2737
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2886