Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 47.2% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 42.8% more in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 49.3% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 74.1% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 42.9% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 33.7% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 40.3% more in Bangkok

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

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Bangkok vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.8% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.12 ₫54,370	$2.97 THB99.58	+40.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 ₫113K	$6.98 THB234.01	+58.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,604	$0.65 THB21.81	+32.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,847	$0.35 THB11.81	+15.4%
Average			+42.8%

Hanoi vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.3% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,865	$1.48 THB49.54	+36.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫134K	$8.63 THB289.21	+65.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫147K	$7.27 THB243.73	+27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫37,762	$2.56 THB85.97	+74.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,272	$1.63 THB54.69	-3.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,095	$1.77 THB59.30	+16.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,348	$0.81 THB27.03	+67.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,676	$1.24 THB41.66	+103.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,099	$0.87 THB29.31	+71.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,126	$0.78 THB26.20	+80.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,907	$0.69 THB23.19	+37.6%
Average			+49.3%

Hanoi vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 74.1% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫89,086	$5.32 THB178.25	+53.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.24 ₫237K	$34.98 THB1,172.54	+278.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫789M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫138K	$10.55 THB353.50	+95.7%
Average			+74.1%

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pay 42.9% more for housing

	Hanoi	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫227K	$17.88 THB599.16	+102.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.99 ₫10M	$675.80 THB22,651.82	+65.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.92 ₫7M	$346.10 THB11,600.91	+24.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.57 ₫2M	$82.03 THB2,749.44	+25.1%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 33.7% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$771.38 ₫20M	$568.31 THB19,049.03	-26.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,672.00 ₫711M	$16,500.59 THB553K	-40.4%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 ₫27,670	$2.67 THB89.62	+148.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.88 ₫48,277	$2.79 THB93.66	+48.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 ₫35,983	$4.60 THB154.35	+228.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 ₫629K	$58.43 THB1,958.38	+138.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫109K	$7.58 THB253.93	+78.9%
Average			+110.2%

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pay 40.3% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.20 ₫1M	$70.75 THB2,371.47	+46.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.30 ₫675K	$42.94 THB1,439.24	+63.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$97.05 THB3,252.90	+15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.65 ₫2M	$109.92 THB3,684.41	+39.8%
Average			+40.3%

Hanoi vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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