Hanoi vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$290
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$7795
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
71
97
😀 Quality of life
63
97
🏙️ Population
8.44M
874K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 83% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 7305th and 9th ($648 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 4684th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$8.68
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$20.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$31050

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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 San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610