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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hanoi	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$340	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.3	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$6139
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	87
😀 Quality of life	67	91
🏙️ Population	8.72M	1.01M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 82% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7314th and 8th ($694 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 San Jose, United States. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 4766th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs San Jose, United States

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	Hanoi	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.49	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$478	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.7	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.6	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.9	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.96%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4545	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2658	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.74	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.37	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.3	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.2	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$341	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14773	$23151

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273