Cost of living comparison

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Nagoya vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Nagoya is 2.2 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants
pay 2.6 times more in Nagoya
Groceries
pay 2.3 times more in Nagoya
Transportation
pay 3.4 times more in Nagoya
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Nagoya
Childcare
pay 46.0% more in Nagoya
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Nagoya
Clothing
pay 5.2% more in Nagoya

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare in Nagoya are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Nagoya.

Nagoya vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nagoya instead of Hanoi, you would:

pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Hanoi
Nagoya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.89
₫49,836
$6.68
¥1,064
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.32
₫114K
$5.35
¥851
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.47
₫12,459
$1.14
¥181

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Hanoi
Nagoya
Bread
1 loaf
$0.91
₫23,825
$1.46
¥232
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.95
₫130K
$4.86
¥774
Milk (1 gallon) $5.27
₫139K
$6.11
¥973

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

 
Hanoi
Nagoya
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.20
₫84,318
$4.43
¥706
Monthly public transit pass $7.58
₫199K
$53.46
¥8,513
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,880.00
₫997M
$22,332.63
¥4M

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Hanoi
Nagoya
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.67
₫228K
$32.74
¥5,214
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $348.52
₫9M
$573.57
¥91,333
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $258.44
₫7M
$395.38
¥62,958

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pay 46.0% more for childcare

 
Hanoi
Nagoya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $231.49
₫6M
$461.83
¥73,540
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,784.89
₫310M
$10,914.61
¥2M

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Hanoi
Nagoya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.95
₫24,918
$2.00
¥319
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.79
₫47,157
$2.79
¥445
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.33
₫34,885
$3.34
¥532

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

 
Hanoi
Nagoya
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$41.82
₫1M
$44.33
¥7,058
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.94
₫604K
$30.91
¥4,921
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.52
₫2M
$50.12
¥7,981

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026
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