Hanoi vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$6395
🏠 One person rent
$292
$1516
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$737
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$4131
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
71
99
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.6M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 75% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 7236th and 664th ($647 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 4848th and 138th 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
$1.94
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$19774

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$513
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2610
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2574
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2604
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2477
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2567
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2600
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2591
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2608
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2368
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2600
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2611
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2787
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2493
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2423
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2582
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2541
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2353
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2683
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2676
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2085
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2653
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2901
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2642
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2739
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2919
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2819
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2723
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2782
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2849
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2303
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2264
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2880
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2320
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2557
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2693