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Hanoi vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 41.1% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 45.0% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 19.4% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 14.2% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 65.4% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 34.5% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.5% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 32.4% less in Hanoi

Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 45.0% less for restaurants

	Doha	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.24 QAR29.94	$1.89 ₫49,928	-77.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 QAR25.95	$4.32 ₫113,835	-39.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 QAR3.19	$0.47 ₫12,482	-46.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 QAR1.08	$0.25 ₫6,482	-17.4%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 19.4% less for groceries

	Doha	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 QAR5.51	$0.91 ₫23,869	-40.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 QAR20.25	$4.95 ₫130,610	-11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.92 QAR28.77	$5.27 ₫139,035	-33.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 QAR9.13	$1.51 ₫39,735	-40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.51 QAR12.75	$1.59 ₫41,879	-54.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 QAR3.44	$1.44 ₫37,835	+51.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 QAR2.63	$0.47 ₫12,394	-35.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 QAR2.66	$0.66 ₫17,421	-9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 QAR2.35	$0.50 ₫13,176	-22.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 QAR1.77	$0.44 ₫11,647	-9.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 QAR1.83	$0.46 ₫12,154	-8.5%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 14.2% less for transportation

	Doha	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.15 QAR7.80	$3.20 ₫84,474	+49.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.46 QAR99.79	$7.58 ₫199,710	-72.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,456.90 QAR99,792.70	$37,880.00 ₫998,550,169	+38.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.77 QAR71.85	$5.61 ₫147,785	-71.6%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 65.4% less for housing

	Doha	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.14 QAR316.72	$8.67 ₫228,668	-90.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,630.25 QAR5,925.19	$348.52 ₫9,187,333	-78.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,149.49 QAR4,177.86	$258.44 ₫6,812,815	-77.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.60 QAR242.04	$56.25 ₫1,482,671	-15.5%
Average			-65.4%

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pay 34.5% less for childcare

	Doha	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$836.08 QAR3,038.77	$231.49 ₫6,102,251	-72.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,413.33 QAR41,482.01	$11,784.89 ₫310,660,053	+3.3%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 76.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.98 QAR39.92	$0.95 ₫24,964	-91.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15 QAR18.73	$1.79 ₫47,244	-65.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.45	$1.33 ₫34,949	-79.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$121.52 QAR441.68	$27.93 ₫736,317	-77.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.36 QAR44.91	$3.79 ₫99,855	-69.3%
Average			-76.5%

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pay 32.4% less for clothing

	Doha	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.08 QAR229.27	$41.82 ₫1,102,320	-33.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.90 QAR203.17	$22.94 ₫604,678	-59.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.01 QAR374.39	$86.52 ₫2,280,748	-16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.59 QAR332.87	$72.39 ₫1,908,340	-21.0%
Average			-32.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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