Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 31.6% cheaper than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 22.7% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 23.8% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 44.7% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 29.1% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 34.2% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.7% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 17.1% less in Hanoi
Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 22.7% less for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB98.77
|
$1.98
₫50,057
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB197.54
|
$4.75
₫120,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB20.88
|
$0.44
₫11,213
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.89
|
$0.26
₫6,507
|
|
pay 23.8% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.61
|
$1.03
₫26,023
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB398.07
|
$5.00
₫126,605
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB248.16
|
$5.30
₫134,129
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.04
|
$1.59
₫40,137
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.58
|
$1.59
₫40,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB49.89
|
$1.72
₫43,535
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.63
|
$0.46
₫11,702
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.10
|
$0.76
₫19,317
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.28
|
$0.49
₫12,322
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.16
|
$0.46
₫11,527
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.10
|
$0.54
₫13,623
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB151.41
|
$3.47
₫87,767
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,333.41
|
$7.91
₫200,228
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,876,645.99
|
$39,554.95
₫1,001,138,234
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB350.64
|
$5.38
₫136,155
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB520.83
|
$9.00
₫227,891
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,371.83
|
$338.66
₫8,571,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,236.25
|
$239.31
₫6,056,886
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,283.05
|
$58.28
₫1,475,022
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,451.35
|
$243.92
₫6,173,686
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB447,293.25
|
$12,260.72
₫310,319,481
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.02
|
$0.99
₫25,028
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB87.61
|
$1.83
₫46,399
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB142.48
|
$1.38
₫35,040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,850.64
|
$26.31
₫665,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB246.93
|
$4.15
₫105,120
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,874.04
|
$36.72
₫929,417
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,181.32
|
$26.37
₫667,425
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,292.33
|
$92.93
₫2,352,083
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,123.63
|
$86.41
₫2,187,102
|
|
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