Cost of living comparison

Bangladesh

compared to

Vietnam

Hanoi vs. Rajshahi Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 8.9 times more expensive than Rajshahi.

Restaurants: pay 88.5% more in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 72.4% more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 0.6% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 48.8 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.5% more in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 3.9 times more in Hanoi

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Hanoi are more expensive than in Rajshahi. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Hanoi.

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Hanoi vs. Rajshahi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.5% more for restaurants

	Rajshahi	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$0.81 BDT99.79	$2.12 ₫55,009	+160.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.84 BDT349.26	$4.41 ₫115K	+55.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 BDT39.62	$0.49 ₫12,752	+52.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT20.22	$0.31 ₫7,939	+85.7%
Average			+88.5%

Rajshahi vs. Hanoi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.4% more for groceries

	Rajshahi	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 BDT76.01	$1.08 ₫28,192	+75.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 BDT537.69	$5.21 ₫135K	+19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.70 BDT332.41	$5.70 ₫148K	+111.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 BDT142.50	$1.47 ₫38,206	+26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 BDT182.66	$1.68 ₫43,780	+13.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 BDT147.86	$1.52 ₫39,554	+26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 BDT50.59	$0.48 ₫12,493	+16.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 BDT131.59	$0.61 ₫15,860	-43.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 BDT25.65	$0.51 ₫13,253	+144.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 BDT14.14	$0.43 ₫11,257	+276.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 BDT26.91	$0.50 ₫13,058	+129.6%
Average			+72.4%

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pay 0.6% more for transportation

	Rajshahi	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.23 BDT520.16	$3.47 ₫90,133	-18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.18 BDT1,496.83	$9.24 ₫240K	-24.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,699.61 BDT4M	$30,715.02 ₫798M	+3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.82 BDT469.01	$5.39 ₫140K	+41.2%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Rajshahi	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.78 BDT1,325.32	$8.84 ₫230K	-18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$73.06 BDT8,980.97	$407.99 ₫11M	+458.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$46.00 BDT5,654.69	$278.92 ₫7M	+506.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.91 BDT4,290.78	$65.57 ₫2M	+87.8%
Average			+258.6%

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pay 48.8 times more for childcare

	Rajshahi	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$13.53 BDT1,663.14	$771.38 ₫20M	+5601.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$681.92 BDT83,822.40	$27,672.00 ₫719M	+3957.9%
Average			+4779.6%

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pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Rajshahi	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 BDT598.73	$1.08 ₫27,995	-77.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.33 BDT162.99	$1.88 ₫48,844	+41.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 BDT399.15	$1.40 ₫36,406	-56.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$5.95 BDT731.78	$24.48 ₫636K	+311.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.06 BDT498.94	$4.23 ₫110K	+4.3%
Average			+44.5%

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pay 3.9 times more for clothing

	Rajshahi	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$7.04 BDT864.83	$48.20 ₫1M	+585.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$14.88 BDT1,829.46	$26.30 ₫683K	+76.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.71 BDT3,159.97	$83.83 ₫2M	+226.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$21.11 BDT2,594.50	$78.65 ₫2M	+272.6%
Average			+290.1%

Rajshahi vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing

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