Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 29.3% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
Beijing
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Beijing
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Beijing
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
|
pay 52.6% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
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