Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 9.8% cheaper than Chiang Mai.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 6.3% less for restaurants
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.66
THB60.15
|
$1.96
₫50,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB210.53
|
$5.32
₫135,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB20.43
|
$0.46
₫11,652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB11.81
|
$0.28
₫7,021
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
THB48.04
|
$1.01
₫25,775
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.32
THB300.75
|
$4.78
₫121,692
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
THB214.62
|
$5.22
₫132,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
THB71.07
|
$1.69
₫42,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.11
THB39.95
|
$1.68
₫42,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
THB40.81
|
$1.60
₫40,672
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB18.57
|
$0.46
₫11,828
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
THB24.36
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.31
|
$0.47
₫12,053
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.17
|
$0.44
₫11,305
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB18.51
|
$0.58
₫14,742
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
THB155.95
|
$3.48
₫88,462
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.19
THB802.01
|
$7.86
₫200,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,111.51
THB726,824.26
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.10
THB401.01
|
$5.34
₫136,000
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.68
THB674.99
|
$8.56
₫217,895
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$391.13
THB14,135.48
|
$339.65
₫8,643,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.89
THB8,344.47
|
$203.41
₫5,176,471
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.99
THB1,481.42
|
$62.58
₫1,592,477
|
|
pay 14.1% less for childcare
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$439.22
THB15,873.17
|
$240.68
₫6,125,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,832.48
THB391,482.58
|
$12,685.27
₫322,821,429
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
THB80.20
|
$0.98
₫25,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
THB58.90
|
$1.87
₫47,600
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
THB140.35
|
$1.38
₫35,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.76
THB1,292.35
|
$24.74
₫629,545
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
THB200.50
|
$4.72
₫120,000
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Chiang Mai
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.93
THB1,804.53
|
$31.89
₫811,462
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,061.00
|
$26.96
₫686,005
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.22
THB3,007.55
|
$83.38
₫2,121,994
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.03
THB2,205.54
|
$93.95
₫2,390,833
|
|
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