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Hanoi vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 18.3% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 55.6% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 33.9% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 27.0% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 31.2% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 21.9% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.4% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 19.8% more in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 55.6% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	$1.89 ₫49,928	-62.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	$4.32 ₫113,835	-38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$0.47 ₫12,482	-49.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$0.25 ₫6,482	-73.1%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 33.9% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$0.91 ₫23,869	-45.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$4.95 ₫130,610	-26.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$5.27 ₫139,035	-35.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$1.51 ₫39,735	-17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$1.59 ₫41,879	-20.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$1.44 ₫37,835	-20.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$0.47 ₫12,394	-46.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$0.66 ₫17,421	-65.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$0.50 ₫13,176	-32.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$0.44 ₫11,647	-49.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$0.46 ₫12,154	-14.1%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 27.0% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$3.20 ₫84,474	-26.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$7.58 ₫199,710	-21.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$37,880.00 ₫998,550,169	-22.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$5.61 ₫147,785	-38.1%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 31.2% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$8.67 ₫228,668	-59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	$348.52 ₫9,187,333	-27.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	$258.44 ₫6,812,815	-5.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	$56.25 ₫1,482,671	-32.2%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 21.9% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$231.49 ₫6,102,251	-21.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$11,784.89 ₫310,660,053	+65.0%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$0.95 ₫24,964	-21.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$1.79 ₫47,244	-29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$1.33 ₫34,949	-29.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	$27.93 ₫736,317	-33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$3.79 ₫99,855	+1.0%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 19.8% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	$41.82 ₫1,102,320	+62.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	$22.94 ₫604,678	-1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	$86.52 ₫2,280,748	-1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	$72.39 ₫1,908,340	+20.3%
Average			+19.8%

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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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