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

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Hanoi San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$302
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$5915
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
87
😀 Quality of life
65
93
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.01M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 84% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7418th and 6th ($652 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 Jose, United States. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5259th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$22302

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254