Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.4 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫50,013
|
$8.84
HK$69.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,535
|
$5.77
HK$45.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,655
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,023
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,782
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,723
|
$14.28
HK$111.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,867
|
$12.15
HK$94.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,993
|
$4.01
HK$31.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,724
|
$4.49
HK$35.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,683
|
$1.68
HK$13.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,831
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,405
|
$1.75
HK$13.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,056
|
$1.47
HK$11.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,308
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,746
|
$1.20
HK$9.35
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,485
|
$11.66
HK$91.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,051
|
$64.07
HK$500.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,254,680
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,984.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,035
|
$13.71
HK$107.08
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,950
|
$22.03
HK$172.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,645,698
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,151.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,177,789
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,622.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,592,883
|
$196.11
HK$1,531.49
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,126,560
|
$929.71
HK$7,260.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,903,645
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,970.11
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,006
|
$7.69
HK$60.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,612
|
$5.31
HK$41.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,009
|
$12.81
HK$100.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫629,706
|
$86.33
HK$674.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,031
|
$12.81
HK$100.07
|
|
pay 61.3% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫811,668
|
$76.24
HK$595.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,180
|
$41.17
HK$321.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,122,535
|
$91.44
HK$714.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,391,442
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.05
|
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