Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 51.4% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.84
|
$2.13
₫54,049
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.88
|
$5.54
₫140,527
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 51.6% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.87
|
$6.19
₫157,012
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.27
|
$5.49
₫139,126
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.14
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.07
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$1.53
₫38,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.32
|
$4.32
₫109,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.64
|
$8.53
₫216,196
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,291.19
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,978,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.72
|
$5.42
₫137,284
|
|
pay 73.3% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.70
|
$9.48
₫240,180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,914.44
|
$379.24
₫9,612,007
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,749.46
|
$207.16
₫5,250,468
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.32
|
$57.72
₫1,463,016
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,039.59
|
$242.78
₫6,153,263
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,651.93
|
$13,468.11
₫341,353,843
|
|
pay 70.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.86
|
$0.85
₫21,620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.31
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.82
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.30
|
$29.54
₫748,803
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.73
|
$4.69
₫118,908
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.33
|
$44.14
₫1,118,813
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.07
|
$35.28
₫894,264
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.62
|
$94.54
₫2,396,169
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.99
|
$93.36
₫2,366,142
|
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