Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 4.9% more expensive than Da Lat.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Da Lat, you would:
pay 27.3% less for restaurants
|
Da Lat
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.50
₫38,202
|
$1.96
₫50,019
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
₫162,801
|
$5.32
₫135,552
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
₫25,225
|
$0.46
₫11,657
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
₫23,042
|
$0.28
₫7,024
|
|
pay 10.3% less for groceries
|
Da Lat
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,255
|
$1.01
₫25,785
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.24
₫133,384
|
$4.78
₫121,739
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
₫140,114
|
$5.22
₫132,884
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
₫37,339
|
$1.69
₫42,998
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
₫37,039
|
$1.68
₫42,730
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
₫41,913
|
$1.60
₫40,688
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,467
|
$0.46
₫11,833
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
₫30,208
|
$0.76
₫19,407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,762
|
$0.47
₫12,057
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₫18,278
|
$0.44
₫11,309
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
₫15,552
|
$0.58
₫14,747
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
|
Da Lat
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
₫95,335
|
$3.48
₫88,496
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.86
₫200,076
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,381,922
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
₫149,057
|
$5.34
₫136,052
|
|
pay 16.0% more for housing
|
Da Lat
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.61
₫321,059
|
$8.56
₫217,978
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.16
₫7,412,368
|
$339.65
₫8,646,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.73
₫4,397,300
|
$203.41
₫5,178,448
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.69
₫984,998
|
$62.58
₫1,593,085
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Da Lat
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$240.68
₫6,127,339
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,685.27
₫322,944,721
|
pay 53.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Da Lat
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,784
|
$0.98
₫25,010
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
₫31,954
|
$1.87
₫47,618
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.18
₫30,011
|
$1.38
₫35,013
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$24.74
₫629,786
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.96
₫50,019
|
$4.72
₫120,046
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Da Lat
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$31.89
₫811,771
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.96
₫686,267
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.38
₫2,122,805
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.95
₫2,391,746
|
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