Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 24.1% cheaper than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Hanoi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,325.00
|
$1.96
₫48,284
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,455.00
|
$5.32
₫130,849
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,180.53
|
$0.46
₫11,252
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,943.05
|
$0.28
₫6,780
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Hanoi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,037.61
|
$1.01
₫24,891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,261.07
|
$4.78
₫117,515
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,237.44
|
$5.22
₫128,274
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,104.98
|
$1.69
₫41,506
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,397.22
|
$1.68
₫41,247
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,239.73
|
$1.60
₫39,276
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,583.99
|
$0.46
₫11,422
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR7,006.65
|
$0.76
₫18,734
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,739.44
|
$0.47
₫11,639
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,892.55
|
$0.44
₫10,917
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,594.57
|
$0.58
₫14,236
|
|
pay 26.9% less for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,085.79
|
$3.48
₫85,426
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,089.00
|
$7.86
₫193,135
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,185,000.00
|
$39,295.00
₫965,674,609
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,129.26
|
$5.34
₫131,332
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR125,202.00
|
$8.56
₫210,415
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,023,942.11
|
$339.65
₫8,346,805
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,121,262.50
|
$203.41
₫4,998,786
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR341,125.15
|
$62.58
₫1,537,815
|
|
pay 19.6% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,449,850.00
|
$240.68
₫5,914,757
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,337,353.13
|
$12,685.27
₫311,740,457
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,065.00
|
$0.98
₫24,142
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,876.22
|
$1.87
₫45,966
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,113.75
|
$1.38
₫33,799
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR200,709.38
|
$24.74
₫607,936
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,341.25
|
$4.72
₫115,881
|
|
pay 24.5% more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR97,560.00
|
$31.89
₫783,608
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,333.57
|
$26.96
₫662,458
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR383,634.38
|
$83.38
₫2,049,156
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR241,577.14
|
$93.95
₫2,308,767
|
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