Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 20.6% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 14.9% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫52,824
|
$2.08
฿75.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫137,342
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,000
|
$0.67
฿24.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,179
|
$0.35
฿12.79
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,391
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫153,453
|
$7.99
฿288.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫135,973
|
$6.46
฿233.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,242
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫42,424
|
$1.07
฿38.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫37,918
|
$1.20
฿43.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,747
|
$0.50
฿18.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,537
|
$0.79
฿28.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,017
|
$0.59
฿21.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫11,948
|
$0.62
฿22.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,173
|
$0.46
฿16.62
|
|
pay 60.7% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫107,025
|
$4.57
฿165.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫211,296
|
$24.32
฿879.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,056,477,524
|
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫134,173
|
$9.68
฿350.10
|
|
pay 10.7% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫234,736
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,394,144
|
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,131,462
|
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,429,856
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
|
pay 5.7% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,013,795
|
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫333,616,807
|
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
|
pay 67.7% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,130
|
$1.90
฿68.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫50,907
|
$1.94
฿70.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫36,977
|
$3.61
฿130.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫731,831
|
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫116,213
|
$5.63
฿203.67
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,093,454
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫873,995
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,341,859
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,312,512
|
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
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