Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 8.0% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 30.0% less for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND3.89
|
$1.96
₫49,446
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND6.81
|
$5.32
₫134,000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.02
|
$0.46
₫11,523
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.69
|
$0.28
₫6,943
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.35
|
$1.01
₫25,490
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND2.92
|
$4.78
₫120,345
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.23
|
$5.22
₫131,363
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.00
|
$1.69
₫42,506
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.40
|
$1.68
₫42,240
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.93
|
$1.60
₫40,222
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.32
|
$0.46
₫11,697
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.21
|
$0.76
₫19,185
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.16
|
$0.47
₫11,919
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.92
|
$0.44
₫11,180
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND0.99
|
$0.58
₫14,579
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.94
|
$3.48
₫87,483
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.20
|
$7.86
₫197,785
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND33,095.17
|
$39,295.00
₫988,927,014
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND33.10
|
$5.34
₫134,494
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND63.30
|
$8.56
₫215,482
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND779.19
|
$339.65
₫8,547,788
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND681.80
|
$203.41
₫5,119,152
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND50.99
|
$62.58
₫1,574,843
|
|
pay 43.0% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND165.48
|
$240.68
₫6,057,178
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,509.16
|
$12,685.27
₫319,246,832
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.43
|
$0.98
₫24,723
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.24
|
$1.87
₫47,073
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.03
|
$1.38
₫34,612
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND53.55
|
$24.74
₫622,575
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND5.84
|
$4.72
₫118,671
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND29.24
|
$31.89
₫802,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND32.49
|
$26.96
₫678,409
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND113.63
|
$83.38
₫2,098,497
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND113.61
|
$93.95
₫2,364,360
|
|
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