Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 4.9 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 7.5 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,446
|
$26.58
A$39.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,000
|
$9.97
A$14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,523
|
$2.84
A$4.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,943
|
$2.31
A$3.44
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,490
|
$2.60
A$3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,345
|
$5.54
A$8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫131,363
|
$6.63
A$9.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,506
|
$4.55
A$6.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,240
|
$4.00
A$5.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,222
|
$1.59
A$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,697
|
$1.29
A$1.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,185
|
$1.56
A$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,919
|
$2.65
A$3.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,180
|
$1.19
A$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,579
|
$1.06
A$1.58
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,483
|
$5.17
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫197,785
|
$113.84
A$169.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫988,927,014
|
$29,523.01
A$44,005.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫134,494
|
$17.81
A$26.55
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫215,482
|
$69.35
A$103.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,547,788
|
$1,797.26
A$2,678.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,119,152
|
$1,415.42
A$2,109.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,574,843
|
$191.07
A$284.79
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,057,178
|
$1,814.59
A$2,704.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫319,246,832
|
$14,626.48
A$21,801.50
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,723
|
$7.31
A$10.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,073
|
$3.74
A$5.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,612
|
$26.58
A$39.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫622,575
|
$67.03
A$99.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫118,671
|
$14.95
A$22.29
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫802,476
|
$92.73
A$138.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫678,409
|
$83.64
A$124.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,098,497
|
$129.37
A$192.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,364,360
|
$172.79
A$257.56
|
|
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