Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 61.9% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of George Town, you would:
pay 78.8% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$14.96
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.68
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
$2.07
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 62.0% less for groceries
George Town
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.94
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.42
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.53
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
$5.66
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
$3.80
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
$2.85
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
$2.26
|
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
$2.49
|
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
$2.16
|
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.49
|
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
George Town
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.49
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$24.94
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$29,926.03
|
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 87.3% less for housing
George Town
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$109.62
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
$2,244.45
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
$1,579.43
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$256.12
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
George Town
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$773.09
|
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,910.67
|
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
|
pay 73.9% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
$5.49
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.86
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
$55.53
|
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$14.96
|
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay 50.6% less for clothing
George Town
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$69.83
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.53
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$150.63
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$129.68
|
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
|
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