Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 3.7 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 12.9% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
Rs492.37
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
Rs1,500.56
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
Rs152.31
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
Rs73.20
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
Rs221.15
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
Rs1,292.30
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Rs1,632.12
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
Rs653.66
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
Rs669.40
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
Rs741.32
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
Rs124.49
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
Rs625.01
|
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Rs209.94
|
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Rs164.67
|
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
Rs112.73
|
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 49.2% more for transportation
Colombo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
Rs1,561.22
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
Rs1,406.77
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
Rs8,909,551.23
|
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
Rs844.06
|
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 40.5% more for housing
Colombo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
Rs3,559.73
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
Rs101,756.49
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
Rs42,443.14
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
Rs7,600.81
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay 17.6 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
Rs7,770.74
|
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
Rs155,131.01
|
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
|
pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
Rs468.92
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
Rs549.63
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
Rs1,875.69
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
Rs3,599.97
|
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
Rs937.85
|
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
Rs7,171.77
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
Rs4,795.81
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
Rs16,250.63
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
Rs8,678.02
|
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
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