Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 57.6% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 18.5% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,262
|
$2.95
฿108.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
$5.91
฿217.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,327
|
$0.57
฿20.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,375
|
$0.32
฿11.87
|
|
pay 22.3% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
$1.86
฿68.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,631
|
$8.67
฿319.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,675
|
$6.60
฿242.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
$2.02
฿74.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,579
|
$1.46
฿53.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,950
|
$1.36
฿50.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,122
|
$0.63
฿23.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,069
|
$0.90
฿33.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,399
|
$0.73
฿26.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,274
|
$0.73
฿26.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,614
|
$0.63
฿23.07
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,939
|
$4.46
฿164.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫217,048
|
$38.39
฿1,412.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
$59,069.18
฿2,173,167.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,826
|
$10.60
฿390.08
|
|
pay 49.3% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
$15.74
฿579.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
$659.48
฿24,262.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
$314.02
฿11,552.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
$60.89
฿2,240.12
|
|
pay 66.0% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
$562.72
฿20,702.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
$13,500.26
฿496,677.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,705
|
$2.36
฿86.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,293
|
$2.30
฿84.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
$4.43
฿162.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫751,756
|
$56.73
฿2,086.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,377
|
$7.97
฿293.38
|
|
pay 15.7% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
$59.87
฿2,202.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
$40.54
฿1,491.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
$97.44
฿3,584.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
$102.02
฿3,753.20
|
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