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Hanoi vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 3.7% cheaper than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 68.9% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 41.0% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 50.7% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 67.2% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.1% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 8.6% more in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 68.9% less for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD49.53	$1.89 ₫49,842	-68.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD99.06	$4.32 ₫113,640	-64.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.14	$0.47 ₫12,461	-65.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.67	$0.25 ₫6,471	-76.9%
Average			-68.9%

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pay 41.0% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.10	$0.91 ₫23,828	-39.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.18	$4.95 ₫130,387	+149.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD79.28	$5.27 ₫138,798	-45.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD44.73	$1.51 ₫39,667	-72.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD31.90	$1.59 ₫41,807	-59.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.06	$1.44 ₫37,770	-55.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.55	$0.47 ₫12,373	-59.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD28.85	$0.66 ₫17,391	-81.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.22	$0.50 ₫13,154	-66.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.41	$0.44 ₫11,627	-51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.36	$0.46 ₫12,133	-69.6%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 50.7% less for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD39.90	$3.20 ₫84,329	-34.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD198.13	$7.58 ₫199,368	-68.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$37,880.00 ₫996,842,105
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD89.16	$5.61 ₫147,533	-48.8%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 67.2% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD718.21	$8.67 ₫228,277	-90.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,457.83	$348.52 ₫9,171,618	-36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,200.80	$258.44 ₫6,801,161	-59.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,651.39	$56.25 ₫1,480,135	-82.7%
Average			-67.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD792.50	$231.49 ₫6,091,813	+138.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD22,784.44	$11,784.89 ₫310,128,655	+321.4%
Average			+229.7%

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pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD14.86	$0.95 ₫24,921	-48.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.51	$1.79 ₫47,163	-42.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD32.69	$1.33 ₫34,889	-67.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$27.93 ₫735,058
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.24	$3.79 ₫99,684	+13.3%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 8.6% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD167.75	$41.82 ₫1,100,435	+103.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD742.97	$22.94 ₫603,643	-74.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD627.40	$86.52 ₫2,276,847	+12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD627.40	$72.39 ₫1,905,076	-6.0%
Average			+8.6%

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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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