Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 43.5% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Australia, you would:
pay 72.6% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.43
|
$2.13
₫54,048
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.74
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.75
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.14
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
Australia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.48
|
$6.19
₫157,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.65
|
$5.49
₫139,124
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.44
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.20
|
$1.53
₫38,796
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.72
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.01
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.21
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.58
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.27
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
Australia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.57
|
$4.32
₫109,506
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$125.37
|
$8.53
₫216,193
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,790.73
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.38
|
$5.42
₫137,282
|
|
pay 69.5% less for housing
Australia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,712.82
|
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,360.52
|
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
|
pay 32.4% less for childcare
Australia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,101.98
|
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,535.38
|
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
|
pay 63.0% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.75
|
$0.85
₫21,619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.05
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$71.49
|
$29.54
₫748,793
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.75
|
$4.69
₫118,906
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
Australia
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$155.65
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$163.08
|
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
|
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