Hanoi vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$290
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$6392
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
80
😀 Quality of life
63
92
🏙️ Population
8.44M
737K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 78% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7305th and 206th ($648 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 4684th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Seattle

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Hanoi Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263