Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 6.3% cheaper than Hanoi.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 4.9% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫50,019
|
$1.84
₫46,748
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,552
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,657
|
$0.55
₫13,956
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,024
|
$0.34
₫8,778
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,785
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,739
|
$6.02
₫153,160
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,884
|
$5.38
₫137,049
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,998
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,730
|
$1.52
₫38,622
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,688
|
$1.26
₫32,196
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,833
|
$0.44
₫11,198
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,407
|
$0.63
₫16,144
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,057
|
$0.42
₫10,618
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,309
|
$0.49
₫12,569
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,747
|
$0.49
₫12,526
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,496
|
$3.48
₫88,567
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,076
|
$6.87
₫174,795
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,381,922
|
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,052
|
$5.70
₫145,060
|
|
pay 8.4% less for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,978
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,646,798
|
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,178,448
|
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,593,085
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
|
pay 8.7% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,127,339
|
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,944,721
|
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
|
pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,010
|
$0.89
₫22,694
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,618
|
$1.56
₫39,807
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,013
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫629,786
|
$22.79
₫580,254
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,046
|
$3.60
₫91,603
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫811,771
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,267
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,122,805
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,391,746
|
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
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