Cost of living comparison

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Hanoi vs. Ibague Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 54.8% more expensive than Ibague.

Restaurants
pay 37.1% less in Hanoi
Groceries
pay 56.6% more in Hanoi
Transportation
pay 22.5% more in Hanoi
Housing
pay 31.8% more in Hanoi
Childcare
pay 4.1 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.9% less in Hanoi
Clothing
pay 4.8% more in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Ibague Cost Breakdown

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

pay 37.1% less for restaurants

 
Ibague
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.33
COP12,643.59
$1.89
₫49,934
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.25
COP19,937.96
$4.32
₫113,850
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.70
COP2,674.60
$0.47
₫12,484

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pay 56.6% more for groceries

 
Ibague
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$0.70
COP2,674.60
$0.91
₫23,872
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.83
COP14,540.12
$4.95
₫130,628
Milk (1 gallon) $3.88
COP14,726.52
$5.27
₫139,054

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pay 22.5% more for transportation

 
Ibague
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.85
COP14,622.66
$3.20
₫84,485
Monthly public transit pass ?? $7.58
₫199,737
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,359.95
COP58,355,015.83
$37,880.00
₫998,682,893

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pay 31.8% more for housing

 
Ibague
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$19.20
COP72,943.77
$8.67
₫228,698
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $230.40
COP875,325.24
$348.52
₫9,188,554
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $140.80
COP534,920.98
$258.44
₫6,813,720

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

 
Ibague
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $64.00
COP243,145.90
$231.49
₫6,103,062
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,559.99
COP9,725,835.97
$11,784.89
₫310,701,344

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pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ibague
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.64
COP2,431.46
$0.95
₫24,967
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.28
COP4,862.92
$1.79
₫47,250
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.48
COP17,020.21
$1.33
₫34,954

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pay 4.8% more for clothing

 
Ibague
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $41.82
₫1,102,467
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $22.94
₫604,758
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.60
COP340,404.26
$86.52
₫2,281,051

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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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