Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 51.8% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫48,765
|
$5.23
COP21,933.51
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫132,154
|
$7.84
COP32,900.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,364
|
$0.88
COP3,674.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,847
|
$0.66
COP2,753.21
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,139
|
$1.45
COP6,092.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫118,687
|
$2.33
COP9,786.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫129,553
|
$5.25
COP22,047.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫41,920
|
$2.41
COP10,115.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫41,659
|
$2.51
COP10,522.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫39,668
|
$1.20
COP5,040.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,536
|
$0.56
COP2,364.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫18,921
|
$0.60
COP2,528.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,755
|
$0.66
COP2,765.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,026
|
$0.48
COP2,029.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,378
|
$0.51
COP2,123.18
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫86,277
|
$3.81
COP16,000.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫195,061
|
$39.20
COP164,501.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫975,304,571
|
$16,985.30
COP71,283,910.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫132,641
|
$14.23
COP59,724.95
|
|
pay 86.9% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫212,514
|
$27.89
COP117,060.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,430,042
|
$462.40
COP1,940,610.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,048,635
|
$318.00
COP1,334,603.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,553,150
|
$80.89
COP339,483.54
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫5,973,740
|
$232.36
COP975,155.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫314,849,215
|
$7,463.73
COP31,323,795.07
|
|
pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,383
|
$1.18
COP4,935.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫46,424
|
$1.63
COP6,841.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,136
|
$2.35
COP9,870.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫613,999
|
$23.52
COP98,715.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫117,037
|
$5.23
COP21,933.51
|
|
pay 32.7% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫791,422
|
$56.58
COP237,460.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫669,064
|
$44.12
COP185,155.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,069,591
|
$89.61
COP376,064.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,331,791
|
$77.11
COP323,601.04
|
|
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