Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 51.8% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫50,000
|
$5.23
COP20,159.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
$7.84
COP30,239.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,652
|
$0.88
COP3,376.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,021
|
$0.66
COP2,530.58
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
$1.45
COP5,599.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,692
|
$2.33
COP8,995.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,834
|
$5.25
COP20,264.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
$2.41
COP9,297.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,713
|
$2.51
COP9,671.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,672
|
$1.20
COP4,632.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,828
|
$0.56
COP2,173.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,400
|
$0.60
COP2,323.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,053
|
$0.66
COP2,541.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,305
|
$0.48
COP1,864.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,742
|
$0.51
COP1,951.49
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,462
|
$3.81
COP14,706.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,000
|
$39.20
COP151,198.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,130
|
$16,985.30
COP65,519,525.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,000
|
$14.23
COP54,895.28
|
|
pay 86.9% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
$27.89
COP107,594.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,643,498
|
$462.40
COP1,783,682.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
$318.00
COP1,226,680.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
$80.89
COP312,031.15
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,125,001
|
$232.36
COP896,299.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,821,470
|
$7,463.73
COP28,790,791.38
|
|
pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,000
|
$1.18
COP4,535.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,600
|
$1.63
COP6,288.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,000
|
$2.35
COP9,071.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫629,546
|
$23.52
COP90,732.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,000
|
$5.23
COP20,159.85
|
|
pay 32.7% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
$56.58
COP218,257.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,006
|
$44.12
COP170,182.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
$89.61
COP345,654.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,390,834
|
$77.11
COP297,432.99
|
|
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