Hanoi vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanoi	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$647	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1916	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$292	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$744	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$439	$5859
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	100
😀 Quality of life	62	94
🏙️ Population	8.44M	690K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 79% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 7236th and 96th ($647 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 4848th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Washington

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	Hanoi	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.94	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.2	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.39%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2965	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1710	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.82	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.48	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.38	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.9	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.44	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12394	$24653

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$554
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$592
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$591
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$582
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$569
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$549
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$642
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1161
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$702
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$571
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$575
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$771
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1163
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$763
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$611
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$543
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$579
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$761
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$756
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$604
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$393

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979