Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 79.5% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 48.9% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,049
|
$3.01
$4.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,527
|
$5.11
$6.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
$0.75
$1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
$0.60
$0.82
|
|
pay 52.9% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
$1.68
$2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,012
|
$2.76
$3.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,126
|
$5.55
$7.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
$2.18
$2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
$2.44
$3.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,797
|
$1.58
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
$1.02
$1.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
$1.71
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
$1.67
$2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
$0.75
$1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
$0.92
$1.25
|
|
pay 85.2% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,507
|
$1.50
$2.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,196
|
$22.56
$30.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,978,704
|
$24,063.77
$32,834.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,284
|
$20.87
$28.47
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,180
|
$79.08
$107.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,612,007
|
$588.78
$803.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,468
|
$378.50
$516.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,463,016
|
$41.83
$57.08
|
|
pay 12.1% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,263
|
$208.21
$284.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,353,843
|
$12,117.74
$16,534.44
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,620
|
$1.88
$2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
$3.44
$4.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$11.28
$15.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,803
|
$39.10
$53.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,908
|
$4.51
$6.16
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,813
|
$60.00
$81.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,264
|
$28.17
$38.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,169
|
$88.32
$120.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,142
|
$69.99
$95.51
|
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