Cost of living comparison

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Hanoi vs. Palikir Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 66.6% more expensive than Palikir.

Restaurants
pay 65.7% less in Hanoi
Groceries
pay 27.7% more in Hanoi
Transportation
pay 2.7 times more in Hanoi
Housing
pay 29.4% less in Hanoi
Childcare
pay 4.7 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 48.4% less in Hanoi
Clothing
pay 44.8% more in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Palikir Cost Breakdown

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

pay 65.7% less for restaurants

 
Palikir
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $30.00
 
$1.98
₫50,057
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
 
$4.75
₫120,137
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.15
 
$0.44
₫11,213

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pay 27.7% more for groceries

 
Palikir
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
 
$1.03
₫26,023
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.20
 
$5.00
₫126,605
Milk (1 gallon) $0.79
 
$5.30
₫134,129

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

 
Palikir
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $11.81
 
$3.47
₫87,767
Monthly public transit pass $34.00
 
$7.91
₫200,228
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $3,995.00
 
$39,554.95
₫1,001,138,234

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pay 29.4% less for housing

 
Palikir
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$265.00
 
$9.00
₫227,891
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $700.00
 
$338.66
₫8,571,564
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $600.00
 
$239.31
₫6,056,886

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

 
Palikir
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $115.00
 
$243.92
₫6,173,686
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,685.00
 
$12,260.72
₫310,319,481

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pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Palikir
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
 
$0.99
₫25,028
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.00
 
$1.83
₫46,399
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$18.00
 
$1.38
₫35,040

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pay 44.8% more for clothing

 
Palikir
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$20.00
 
$36.72
₫929,417
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$25.00
 
$26.37
₫667,425
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.00
 
$92.93
₫2,352,083

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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: February 2025
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