Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 25.1% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 47.8% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫52,824
|
$3.38
៛13,600.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫137,342
|
$5.85
៛23,573.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,000
|
$0.81
៛3,283.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,179
|
$0.46
៛1,859.80
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,391
|
$1.57
៛6,345.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫153,453
|
$6.44
៛25,962.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫135,973
|
$7.76
៛31,278.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,242
|
$1.82
៛7,341.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫42,424
|
$1.96
៛7,883.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫37,918
|
$1.44
៛5,818.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,747
|
$0.53
៛2,139.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,537
|
$1.42
៛5,713.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,017
|
$0.61
៛2,444.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫11,948
|
$0.56
៛2,252.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,173
|
$0.50
៛1,998.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫107,025
|
$4.64
៛18,709.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫211,296
|
$42.81
៛172,519.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,056,477,524
|
$49,000.00
៛197,452,547.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫134,173
|
$7.59
៛30,585.00
|
|
pay 57.1% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫234,736
|
$31.00
៛124,922.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,394,144
|
$324.56
៛1,307,843.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,131,462
|
$209.52
៛844,289.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,429,856
|
$66.18
៛266,683.19
|
|
pay 32.0% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,013,795
|
$212.97
៛858,179.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫333,616,807
|
$6,508.57
៛26,227,224.71
|
|
pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,130
|
$0.90
៛3,626.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫50,907
|
$2.20
៛8,848.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫36,977
|
$1.53
៛6,165.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫731,831
|
$43.83
៛176,615.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫116,213
|
$5.50
៛22,163.04
|
|
pay 47.1% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,093,454
|
$22.98
៛92,592.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫873,995
|
$18.07
៛72,802.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,341,859
|
$69.01
៛278,093.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,312,512
|
$33.05
៛133,170.13
|
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