Hanoi vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$6532
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
80
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
8.72M
737K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 78% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7229th and 142nd ($702 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5251st and 32nd 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
$2.02
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$28950

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173