Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 53.5% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 76.3% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$40.66
|
$2.13
₫52,713
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.25
|
$5.54
₫137,054
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.12
|
$0.48
₫11,975
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.24
|
$0.29
₫7,164
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.50
|
$1.03
₫25,338
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.78
|
$6.19
₫153,131
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.88
|
$5.49
₫135,687
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.25
|
$1.62
₫40,158
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.52
|
$1.71
₫42,335
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.24
|
$1.53
₫37,838
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.72
|
$0.55
₫13,718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.43
|
$0.79
₫19,496
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.76
|
$0.57
₫13,987
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.78
|
$0.48
₫11,923
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.47
|
$0.65
₫16,139
|
|
pay 16.3% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.31
|
$4.32
₫106,800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$152.49
|
$8.53
₫210,852
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,498.38
|
$42,650.00
₫1,054,257,904
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.28
|
$5.42
₫133,891
|
|
pay 80.0% less for housing
Canberra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$104.58
|
$9.48
₫234,243
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,780.30
|
$379.24
₫9,374,407
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,277.60
|
$207.16
₫5,120,681
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$279.27
|
$57.72
₫1,426,852
|
|
pay 45.4% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,569.49
|
$242.78
₫6,001,160
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,661.11
|
$13,468.11
₫332,915,890
|
|
pay 69.4% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.20
|
$0.85
₫21,085
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.70
|
$2.06
₫50,800
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.58
|
$1.49
₫36,899
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$98.58
|
$29.54
₫730,293
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.33
|
$4.69
₫115,968
|
|
pay 45.8% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$142.50
|
$44.14
₫1,091,157
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$110.81
|
$35.28
₫872,159
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$205.12
|
$94.54
₫2,336,938
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$279.12
|
$93.36
₫2,307,653
|
|
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