Hanoi vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$290
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$6972
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
87
😀 Quality of life
63
93
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.01M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 82% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7305th and 13th ($648 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 4684th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$9.02
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$18.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146