Overall score
Read Hanoi as a heritage-rich, fast-growing capital where affordability and dynamism balance air-quality and climate pressures.
Overall68/100
Affordability82/100
Air quality54/100
Energy64/100
Vietnam / Southeast Asia
Hanoi City Intelligence
Hanoi anchors northern Vietnam with deep cultural heritage, growing services activity, and a compact urban core in a humid sub-tropical climate. Hanoi is a southeast asia city of about 8.2M metro in Vietnam. On the composite city-intelligence score, Hanoi sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (68/100).
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Population
- 8.2M metro
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Overall city intelligence
Mixed68/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Cultural depth
Very high
Heritage and culinary traditions shape urban identity.
Air-quality priority
Active
Seasonal particulate exposure is a central public-health focus.
Hanoi data table
The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 68/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 82/100 | Hanoi is comparatively affordable for housing and services across most districts. |
| Air Quality | 54/100 | Hanoi carries elevated air-quality pressure, with seasonal particulates and traffic the main concerns. |
| Energy | 64/100 | Hanoi benefits from active grid expansion and Vietnam's growing renewable build-out. |
| Safety | 78/100 | Hanoi scores well on safety, with steady public-safety perception and stable institutional response. |
| Internet Speed | 72/100 | Hanoi offers reliable fiber and mobile networks supporting digital services and remote work. |
| Climate Risk | 58/100 | Hanoi carries elevated climate risk centered on monsoon flooding and rising summer heat. |
| Resilience | 62/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Safety
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Safety
Overall safety53/100
Low crime53/100
Personal safety55/100
Night safety46/100
Road safety56/100
Hanoi has a moderate safety estimate (53/100); standard urban precautions are advised, particularly after dark.
Quality of Life
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Quality of Life
Quality of life60/100
Healthcare63/100
Education69/100
Green space40/100
Cleanliness55/100
Infrastructure69/100
Mobility65/100
Hanoi has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (60/100) across our combined indicators.
Family Friendliness
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Family Friendliness
Family friendliness58/100
Education69/100
Green space40/100
Overall safety53/100
Hanoi scores moderate for family living (58/100).
Digital Nomad Suitability
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Digital nomad suitability69/100
Walkability83/100
Cycling58/100
Infrastructure69/100
Hanoi is high for remote workers (69/100), based on connectivity, affordability and walkability and day-to-day amenities.
Retirement Suitability
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Retirement Suitability
Retirement suitability62/100
Healthcare63/100
Cleanliness55/100
Outdoor lifestyle25/100
Hanoi is moderate for retirement (62/100), appealing for affordability and a comfortable climate.
Emergency and public safety in Hanoi
Local public safety guidance for Hanoi, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Hanoi, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Vietnam emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare and hospitals in Hanoi
Healthcare context for Hanoi, with national-level information from Vietnam where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Hanoi, see the Vietnam healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Transport and mobility in Hanoi
Local mobility context for Hanoi, with national-level context from Vietnam where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Hanoi, see the Vietnam transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Air quality dataset
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Hanoi. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Air quality dataset for Hanoi
Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025
Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location
Source-attributed values for Hanoi will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Data provenance
Source attributionGlobal City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailable- Publisher
- Global City Intelligence
- Last verified
- 2026-05-16
The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Methodology and context
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
- Scoring methodology — how indicators across the platform are constructed.
- Data sources registry — the official sources cited by verified datasets.
- Open the Hanoi air-quality module
- Browse the clean-air city collection
Explore Hanoi modules
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Cost of Living in Hanoi
Hanoi is comparatively affordable for housing and services across most districts.
Air Quality in Hanoi
Hanoi carries elevated air-quality pressure, with seasonal particulates and traffic the main concerns.
Energy in Hanoi
Hanoi benefits from active grid expansion and Vietnam's growing renewable build-out.
Safety in Hanoi
Hanoi scores well on safety, with steady public-safety perception and stable institutional response.
Internet Speed in Hanoi
Hanoi offers reliable fiber and mobile networks supporting digital services and remote work.
Climate Risk in Hanoi
Hanoi carries elevated climate risk centered on monsoon flooding and rising summer heat.
City rankings
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living in Hanoi
Cost of living estimates for Hanoi — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate in Hanoi
Climate profile for Hanoi — Tropical climate, annual average 24.5°C, comfort score 71/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs in Hanoi
Economy and jobs profile for Hanoi — industrial city, economy score 62/100, key industries including manufacturing, government, tourism. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Universities and education in Hanoi
Education profile for Hanoi — regional education center, education score 65/100, 6 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement in Hanoi
Healthcare and retirement profile for Hanoi — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 62/100, retirement score 65/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Estimate a monthly budget for Hanoi
Estimate a monthly budget for Hanoi using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Hanoi
Plan a trip budget for Hanoi using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Nearby cities from Hanoi
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Hanoi. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
Da Nang, Vietnam
Same region · about 605 km from Hanoi. Explore Da Nang's city intelligence profile.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Cross-border · about 759 km from Hanoi. Explore Chiang Mai's city intelligence profile.
Guangzhou, China
Cross-border · about 799 km from Hanoi. Explore Guangzhou's city intelligence profile.
Shenzhen, China
Cross-border · about 865 km from Hanoi. Explore Shenzhen's city intelligence profile.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Cross-border · about 872 km from Hanoi. Explore Hong Kong's city intelligence profile.
Interpretation
Read Hanoi as a heritage-rich, fast-growing capital where affordability and dynamism balance air-quality and climate pressures. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (82/100) and safety (78/100). The area most worth watching is air quality (54/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the Vietnam country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Hanoi appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- World Health Organization: WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines
Used to normalize air-quality indicators toward health-protective benchmarks.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.