Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 10.0% cheaper than Hanoi.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,129
|
$4.15
₹350.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,310
|
$4.15
₹350.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,229
|
$0.49
₹41.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,517
|
$0.19
₹15.70
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,060
|
$0.55
₹46.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫126,788
|
$2.37
₹200.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,322
|
$2.88
₹243.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,194
|
$1.15
₹97.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,394
|
$1.61
₹136.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,597
|
$0.89
₹75.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,719
|
$0.35
₹29.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,345
|
$0.46
₹39.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,339
|
$0.29
₹24.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,544
|
$0.20
₹16.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,643
|
$0.23
₹19.34
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫87,894
|
$4.41
₹373.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,516
|
$11.85
₹1,002.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,002,579,510
|
$14,221.28
₹1,202,570.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,351
|
$2.49
₹210.45
|
|
pay 18.8% less for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,219
|
$8.48
₹716.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,583,904
|
$279.66
₹23,648.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,065,606
|
$164.09
₹13,875.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,477,146
|
$46.25
₹3,911.08
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,182,574
|
$92.50
₹7,822.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫310,766,229
|
$1,766.20
₹149,352.57
|
|
pay 74.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,064
|
$2.37
₹200.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,466
|
$2.43
₹205.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,090
|
$4.15
₹350.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫666,795
|
$21.31
₹1,801.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,271
|
$4.92
₹415.89
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫930,755
|
$32.25
₹2,727.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫668,386
|
$32.29
₹2,730.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,355,469
|
$53.15
₹4,494.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,190,251
|
$40.86
₹3,455.28
|
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