Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 11.5% cheaper than Bogota.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP22,014.57
|
$1.96
₫48,284
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP33,021.86
|
$5.32
₫130,849
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,687.59
|
$0.46
₫11,252
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,763.39
|
$0.28
₫6,780
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP6,115.16
|
$1.01
₫24,891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP9,822.79
|
$4.78
₫117,515
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP22,128.62
|
$5.22
₫128,274
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP10,153.02
|
$1.69
₫41,506
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP10,560.91
|
$1.68
₫41,247
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP5,058.89
|
$1.60
₫39,276
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,373.05
|
$0.46
₫11,422
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,537.47
|
$0.76
₫18,734
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,775.64
|
$0.47
₫11,639
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,036.56
|
$0.44
₫10,917
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP2,131.03
|
$0.58
₫14,236
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP16,059.91
|
$3.48
₫85,426
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP165,109.29
|
$7.86
₫193,135
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP71,547,359.44
|
$39,295.00
₫965,674,609
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP59,945.68
|
$5.34
₫131,332
|
|
pay 38.6% less for housing
|
Bogota
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP117,492.97
|
$8.56
₫210,415
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,947,782.78
|
$339.65
₫8,346,805
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,339,535.55
|
$203.41
₫4,998,786
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP340,738.20
|
$62.58
₫1,537,815
|
|
pay 36.8% more for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP978,759.41
|
$240.68
₫5,914,757
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP31,439,560.83
|
$12,685.27
₫311,740,457
|
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,953.28
|
$0.98
₫24,142
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,866.68
|
$1.87
₫45,966
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP9,906.56
|
$1.38
₫33,799
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP99,080.25
|
$24.74
₫607,936
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP22,014.57
|
$4.72
₫115,881
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP238,337.60
|
$31.89
₫783,608
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP185,839.86
|
$26.96
₫662,458
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP377,454.82
|
$83.38
₫2,049,156
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP324,797.00
|
$93.95
₫2,308,767
|
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