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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Prices in Hanoi vs San Jose, United States

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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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Cities near Hanoi

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