Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 3.7 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫48,765
|
$20.55
CA$28.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫132,154
|
$10.82
CA$14.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,364
|
$2.40
CA$3.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,847
|
$1.63
CA$2.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,139
|
$2.80
CA$3.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫118,687
|
$7.33
CA$10.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫129,553
|
$8.50
CA$11.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫41,920
|
$3.17
CA$4.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫41,659
|
$5.57
CA$7.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫39,668
|
$1.90
CA$2.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,536
|
$0.59
CA$0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫18,921
|
$1.38
CA$1.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,755
|
$1.80
CA$2.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,026
|
$1.25
CA$1.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,378
|
$1.27
CA$1.75
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫86,277
|
$4.21
CA$5.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫195,061
|
$94.40
CA$129.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫975,304,571
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,338.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫132,641
|
$19.29
CA$26.56
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫212,514
|
$53.74
CA$74.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,430,042
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,967.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,048,635
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,809.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,553,150
|
$137.00
CA$188.66
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫5,973,740
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,436.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫314,849,215
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,883.74
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,383
|
$5.87
CA$8.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫46,424
|
$3.87
CA$5.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,136
|
$12.48
CA$17.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫613,999
|
$48.45
CA$66.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫117,037
|
$11.01
CA$15.16
|
|
pay 53.5% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫791,422
|
$60.17
CA$82.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫669,064
|
$48.38
CA$66.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,069,591
|
$104.51
CA$143.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,331,791
|
$113.29
CA$156.00
|
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