Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 55.2% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 76.3% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$28.11
|
$1.96
₫50,019
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$14.81
|
$5.32
₫135,552
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
$0.46
₫11,657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
$0.28
₫7,024
|
|
pay 48.0% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.83
|
$1.01
₫25,785
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$10.02
|
$4.78
₫121,739
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.63
|
$5.22
₫132,884
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.33
|
$1.69
₫42,998
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.62
|
$1.68
₫42,730
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
$1.60
₫40,688
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
$0.46
₫11,833
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
$0.76
₫19,407
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
$0.47
₫12,057
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
$0.44
₫11,309
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
$0.58
₫14,747
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
$3.48
₫88,496
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$129.12
|
$7.86
₫200,076
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,381,922
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.38
|
$5.34
₫136,052
|
|
pay 74.8% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$73.51
|
$8.56
₫217,978
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,954.37
|
$339.65
₫8,646,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,797.35
|
$203.41
₫5,178,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$187.40
|
$62.58
₫1,593,085
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,426.90
|
$240.68
₫6,127,339
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$28,690.77
|
$12,685.27
₫322,944,721
|
|
pay 66.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
$0.98
₫25,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.29
|
$1.87
₫47,618
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$17.07
|
$1.38
₫35,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$66.27
|
$24.74
₫629,786
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
$4.72
₫120,046
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$82.30
|
$31.89
₫811,771
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$66.17
|
$26.96
₫686,267
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$142.95
|
$83.38
₫2,122,805
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$154.96
|
$93.95
₫2,391,746
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Hanoi or Ottawa. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.