Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.6 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,048
|
$7.57
¥1,186
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
$5.30
¥830
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
$1.29
¥203
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
$0.88
¥138
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,010
|
$7.12
¥1,116
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,124
|
$5.46
¥856
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
$2.04
¥320
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
$3.81
¥597
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,796
|
$3.30
¥518
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
$3.33
¥521
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
$2.26
¥354
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
$2.29
¥359
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
$1.79
¥280
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,506
|
$4.77
¥747
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,193
|
$75.67
¥11,860
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,282
|
$28.75
¥4,507
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
$671.52
¥105,255
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
|
pay 90.1% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
$616.16
¥96,577
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,619
|
$4.16
¥652
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
$3.54
¥555
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$4.54
¥712
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,793
|
$72.81
¥11,412
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,906
|
$13.62
¥2,135
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
$103.70
¥16,254
|
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