Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 2.3 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 31.4% more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT250.22
|
$1.96
₫50,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT575.50
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.51
|
$0.46
₫11,652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.02
|
$0.28
₫7,021
|
|
pay 37.8% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.28
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT501.96
|
$4.78
₫121,692
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT359.72
|
$5.22
₫132,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.32
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.54
|
$1.68
₫42,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.58
|
$1.60
₫40,672
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.11
|
$0.46
₫11,828
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT125.14
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.54
|
$0.47
₫12,053
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.35
|
$0.44
₫11,305
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.29
|
$0.58
₫14,742
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
Dhaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT488.61
|
$3.48
₫88,462
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,175.81
|
$7.86
₫200,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,503,047.46
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT550.48
|
$5.34
₫136,000
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,588.15
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,737.74
|
$339.65
₫8,643,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,541.04
|
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,631.35
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,143.28
|
$240.68
₫6,125,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT160,806.56
|
$12,685.27
₫322,821,429
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT500.44
|
$0.98
₫25,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT257.15
|
$1.87
₫47,600
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT320.28
|
$1.38
₫35,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,048.45
|
$24.74
₫629,545
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT500.44
|
$4.72
₫120,000
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,853.61
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,041.17
|
$26.96
₫686,005
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,745.47
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,166.12
|
$93.95
₫2,390,833
|
|
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