Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 51.5% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 7.0% more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.87
NPR249.77
|
$1.96
₫50,019
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
NPR899.17
|
$5.32
₫135,552
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NPR67.25
|
$0.46
₫11,657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
NPR24.07
|
$0.28
₫7,024
|
|
pay 45.6% more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
NPR75.21
|
$1.01
₫25,785
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
NPR597.18
|
$4.78
₫121,739
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
NPR431.87
|
$5.22
₫132,884
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NPR208.18
|
$1.69
₫42,998
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
NPR191.09
|
$1.68
₫42,730
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
NPR151.49
|
$1.60
₫40,688
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR63.01
|
$0.46
₫11,833
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
NPR75.80
|
$0.76
₫19,407
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR43.49
|
$0.47
₫12,057
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.23
|
$0.44
₫11,309
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.51
|
$0.58
₫14,747
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.97
NPR663.87
|
$3.48
₫88,496
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.98
NPR1,198.90
|
$7.86
₫200,076
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,681.15
NPR4,495,856.92
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,381,922
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.23
NPR1,498.62
|
$5.34
₫136,052
|
|
pay 56.6% more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
NPR1,431.37
|
$8.56
₫217,978
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.38
NPR27,414.74
|
$339.65
₫8,646,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$120.20
NPR16,045.21
|
$203.41
₫5,178,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.53
NPR3,942.25
|
$62.58
₫1,593,085
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.91
NPR12,402.05
|
$240.68
₫6,127,339
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,100.81
NPR413,905.00
|
$12,685.27
₫322,944,721
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
NPR349.68
|
$0.98
₫25,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR221.80
|
$1.87
₫47,618
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
NPR399.63
|
$1.38
₫35,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.50
NPR3,269.71
|
$24.74
₫629,786
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.37
NPR449.59
|
$4.72
₫120,046
|
|
pay 49.7% more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.39
NPR3,388.54
|
$31.89
₫811,771
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.76
NPR4,773.38
|
$26.96
₫686,267
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.04
NPR6,945.98
|
$83.38
₫2,122,805
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.52
NPR5,275.91
|
$93.95
₫2,391,746
|
|
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