Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 4.4 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 6.8 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,262
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,327
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,375
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,631
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,675
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,579
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,950
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,122
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,069
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,399
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,274
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,614
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,939
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫217,048
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,826
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,705
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,293
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫751,756
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,377
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 89.1% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
|
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