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Hanoi vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 32.9% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 36.8% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 33.7% more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 51.2% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 80.1% more in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 90.2% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 26.2% more in Hanoi

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Hanoi are more expensive than in Antananarivo. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Hanoi. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Antananarivo, you would:

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pay 36.8% less for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MGA15,329	$1.98 ₫50,178	-38.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA20,439	$4.75 ₫120,426	+10.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MGA5,518	$0.44 ₫11,240	-61.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MGA2,867	$0.26 ₫6,523	-57.4%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 33.7% more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MGA5,676	$1.03 ₫26,085	-13.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 MGA24,818	$5.00 ₫126,911	-4.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94 MGA18,758	$5.30 ₫134,452	+34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,584	$1.59 ₫40,233	-12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 MGA9,966	$1.59 ₫40,433	-23.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MGA3,090	$1.72 ₫43,640	+164.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 MGA1,285	$0.46 ₫11,730	+71.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 MGA2,434	$0.76 ₫19,364	+49.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,584	$0.49 ₫12,351	+46.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MGA1,646	$0.46 ₫11,555	+31.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 MGA2,016	$0.54 ₫13,656	+27.0%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 51.2% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 MGA21,760	$3.47 ₫87,979	-24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$7.91 ₫200,710
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA56,206,119	$39,554.95 ₫1,003,550,794	+234.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA59,272	$5.38 ₫136,483	-56.8%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 80.1% more for housing

	Antananarivo	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.31 MGA248,767	$9.00 ₫228,440	-82.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$354.54 MGA1,686,184	$338.66 ₫8,592,220	-4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$53.69 MGA255,359	$239.31 ₫6,071,482	+345.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA171,039	$58.28 ₫1,478,577	+62.1%
Average			+80.1%

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pay 90.2% more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA426,656	$243.92 ₫6,188,563	+171.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA53,706,181	$12,260.72 ₫311,067,294	+8.6%
Average			+90.2%

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pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 MGA5,110	$0.99 ₫25,089	-8.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 MGA5,314	$1.83 ₫46,511	+64.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 MGA15,329	$1.38 ₫35,124	-57.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.29 MGA191,612	$26.31 ₫667,441	-34.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA30,658	$4.15 ₫105,373	-35.6%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 26.2% more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.71 MGA93,740	$36.72 ₫931,657	+86.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.89 MGA118,373	$26.37 ₫669,034	+5.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.25 MGA429,210	$92.93 ₫2,357,751	+3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.79 MGA374,707	$86.41 ₫2,192,372	+9.7%
Average			+26.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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