Cost of living comparison

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Quito vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Quito is 63.2% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Quito
Groceries
pay 16.4% more in Quito
Transportation
pay 58.0% more in Quito
Housing
pay 71.2% more in Quito
Childcare
pay 11.5% less in Quito
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.5 times more in Quito
Clothing
pay 22.3% more in Quito

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

Quito vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Hanoi
Quito
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.98
₫50,057
$5.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.75
₫120,137
$8.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.44
₫11,213
$1.08
 

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pay 16.4% more for groceries

 
Hanoi
Quito
Bread
1 loaf
$1.03
₫26,023
$1.58
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.00
₫126,605
$4.12
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.30
₫134,129
$4.23
 

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pay 58.0% more for transportation

 
Hanoi
Quito
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.47
₫87,767
$2.69
 
Monthly public transit pass $7.91
₫200,228
$20.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,554.95
₫1,001,138,234
$20,000.00
 

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pay 71.2% more for housing

 
Hanoi
Quito
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.00
₫227,891
$31.13
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $338.66
₫8,571,564
$451.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $239.31
₫6,056,886
$362.50
 

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pay 11.5% less for childcare

 
Hanoi
Quito
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $243.92
₫6,173,686
$288.89
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,260.72
₫310,319,481
$7,190.00
 

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Hanoi
Quito
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.99
₫25,028
$2.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.83
₫46,399
$2.78
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.38
₫35,040
$7.50
 

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pay 22.3% more for clothing

 
Hanoi
Quito
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.72
₫929,417
$43.89
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.37
₫667,425
$44.40
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.93
₫2,352,083
$97.73
 

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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: February 2025
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