Hanoi vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$7890
🏠 One person rent
$302
$2370
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$4148
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$726
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$5254
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
86
😀 Quality of life
65
93
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.39M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 81% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7418th and 43rd ($652 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 5259th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$8.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$28967

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2932
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2972
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2909
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2996
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2988
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1210
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2887
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2922
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3066
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1063
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1055
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3215
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2931
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3252
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2930
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3274
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2873
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2681
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2967
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3049
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2994
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2715
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3057
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2776
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3490
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3075
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2626
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$903
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2671
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3585
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3037
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$3014
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3450
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2539
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2742
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2691
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2782