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Tripoli vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 49.7% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 25.9% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 32.1% more in Tripoli
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 62.4% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.4% more in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 32.9% more in Tripoli

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Tripoli are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Tripoli. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Tripoli.

Tripoli vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$4.50 LBP402,330	+137.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$8.00 LBP715,254	+85.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$1.50 LBP134,110	+216.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$0.76 LBP68,173	+210.1%
Average			+162.4%

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pay 25.9% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$0.45 LBP40,606	-49.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$2.83 LBP253,319	-42.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$4.92 LBP439,974	-6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$1.61 LBP144,243	+7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$2.80 LBP250,085	+76.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$0.45 LBP40,554	-68.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.25 LBP22,305	-46.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.21 LBP18,925	-68.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.42 LBP37,851	-15.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.24 LBP21,629	-45.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.35 LBP31,092	-24.6%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 32.1% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$3.37 LBP301,111	+5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$22,500.00 LBP2,011,651,876	-40.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$13.00 LBP1,162,288	+131.9%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$37.92 LBP3,390,579	+337.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$300.00 LBP26,822,025	-13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$183.33 LBP16,391,238	-29.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$139.38 LBP12,461,100	+147.8%
Average			+110.5%

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pay 62.4% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$135.00 LBP12,069,911	-41.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$2,000.00 LBP178,813,500	-83.0%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 98.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$4.00 LBP357,627	+322.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$2.50 LBP223,517	+39.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$2.50 LBP223,517	+88.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$19.50 LBP1,743,432	-30.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$6.50 LBP581,144	+71.6%
Average			+98.4%

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pay 32.9% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$47.50 LBP4,246,821	+13.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$50.00 LBP4,470,338	+118.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$83.33 LBP7,450,562	-3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$75.00 LBP6,705,506	+3.6%
Average			+32.9%

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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: December 2025

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