Cost of living comparison

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Bandung vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Bandung is 4.4% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 10.4% less in Bandung
Groceries: pay 14.2% more in Bandung
Transportation: pay 2.3% more in Bandung
Housing: pay 9.2% more in Bandung
Childcare: pay 48.2% less in Bandung
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.8% more in Bandung
Clothing: pay 7.0% more in Bandung

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, and transportation in Bandung are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in Bandung.

Bandung vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.4% less for restaurants

	Hanoi	Bandung
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,928	$1.49 IDR24,842.63	-21.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,835	$3.28 IDR54,653.79	-24.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,482	$0.49 IDR8,220.65	+4.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,482	$0.24 IDR4,058.90	-0.9%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 14.2% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Bandung
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,869	$1.16 IDR19,241.75	+27.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,610	$4.41 IDR73,463.21	-10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,035	$4.55 IDR75,665.71	-13.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,735	$1.54 IDR25,682.76	+2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,879	$1.43 IDR23,839.01	-9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,835	$1.06 IDR17,678.93	-26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,394	$0.57 IDR9,465.49	+20.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,421	$0.74 IDR12,338.94	+12.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,176	$0.56 IDR9,365.33	+12.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,647	$0.58 IDR9,615.74	+30.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,154	$0.97 IDR16,176.47	+110.8%
Average			+14.2%

Hanoi vs. Bandung - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Bandung
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,474	$3.05 IDR50,713.32	-4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,710	$10.15 IDR168,929.89	+33.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,550,169	$23,995.26 IDR399,469,496.09	-36.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,785	$6.57 IDR109,307.57	+17.1%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 9.2% more for housing

	Hanoi	Bandung
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,668	$21.86 IDR363,944.53	+152.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,187,333	$218.20 IDR3,632,544.62	-37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,812,815	$171.98 IDR2,863,113.15	-33.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,671	$31.44 IDR523,481.31	-44.1%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 48.2% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Bandung
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,102,251	$94.91 IDR1,579,991.29	-59.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,660,053	$7,371.68 IDR122,722,593.95	-37.4%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 56.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Bandung
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,964	$3.13 IDR52,169.52	+230.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,244	$1.59 IDR26,524.29	-11.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,949	$2.81 IDR46,704.15	+111.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,317	$20.61 IDR343,049.12	-26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,855	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-21.2%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 7.0% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Bandung
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,320	$42.28 IDR703,874.53	+1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,678	$34.62 IDR576,349.02	+50.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,280,748	$71.29 IDR1,186,815.26	-17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,340	$67.68 IDR1,126,662.97	-6.5%
Average			+7.0%

Hanoi vs. Bandung - Cost of clothing

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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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