Hanoi vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hanoi	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$7909
🏠 One person rent	$340	$2368
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$4139
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.3	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$5217
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	86
😀 Quality of life	67	91
🏙️ Population	8.72M	1.39M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 80% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7314th and 52nd ($694 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 39th 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs San Diego ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 4766th and 155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs San Diego

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	Hanoi	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.49	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$8.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$478	$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.7	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.6	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.9	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.96%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4545	$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2658	$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.74	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.37	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.3	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.2	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$341	$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14773	$22295

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$586
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$582
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$467
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$583
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$564
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$579
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$593
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$574
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$592
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$583
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$617
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$579
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$580
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$589
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$679
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$495
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$968
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$714
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$620
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$577
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$593
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$751
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$711
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$968
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$782
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$607
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$564
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$601
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$802
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$797
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$591
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$375

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826