Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 48.6% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 71.8% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.36
|
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.17
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.16
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.30
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 35.1% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.21
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.25
|
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.56
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.33
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.17
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.82
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.27
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$127.30
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,881.10
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.88
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 72.7% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$85.39
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,793.00
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,570.22
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$170.10
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,552.00
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,261.49
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
|
pay 66.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.12
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.60
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.22
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$79.11
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.23
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$84.21
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.91
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.91
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$194.13
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
|
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