Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 26.0% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 20.8% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫50,019
|
$2.26
THB82.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,552
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,657
|
$0.63
THB23.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,024
|
$0.35
THB12.77
|
|
pay 12.1% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,785
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,739
|
$7.97
THB291.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,884
|
$6.00
THB219.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,998
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,730
|
$1.07
THB39.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,688
|
$1.19
THB43.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,833
|
$0.48
THB17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,407
|
$0.79
THB28.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,057
|
$0.63
THB23.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,309
|
$0.64
THB23.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,747
|
$0.45
THB16.63
|
|
pay 59.7% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,496
|
$4.25
THB155.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,076
|
$22.11
THB808.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,381,922
|
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,052
|
$9.24
THB337.60
|
|
pay 20.1% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,978
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,646,798
|
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,178,448
|
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,593,085
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
|
pay 9.2% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,127,339
|
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,944,721
|
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
|
pay 69.5% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,010
|
$1.87
THB68.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,618
|
$1.81
THB66.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,013
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫629,786
|
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,046
|
$5.45
THB199.30
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫811,771
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,267
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,122,805
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,391,746
|
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
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