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Hanoi vs. Surat Thani Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 21.1% cheaper than Surat Thani.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 28.0% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 23.8% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 12.6% more in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 40.9% less in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.1% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 26.8% less in Hanoi

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Surat Thani Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Surat Thani, you would:

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pay 8.7% less for restaurants

	Surat Thani	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.94 THB61.97	$1.89 ₫49,928	-2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.65 THB148.74	$4.32 ₫113,835	-7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 THB15.87	$0.47 ₫12,482	-4.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB9.92	$0.25 ₫6,482	-20.7%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 28.0% less for groceries

	Surat Thani	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 THB40.32	$0.91 ₫23,869	-28.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53 THB272.78	$4.95 ₫130,610	-41.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.55 THB241.48	$5.27 ₫139,035	-30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 THB62.47	$1.51 ₫39,735	-22.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 THB58.86	$1.59 ₫41,879	-13.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB48.28	$1.44 ₫37,835	-4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.80	$0.47 ₫12,394	-47.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 THB31.48	$0.66 ₫17,421	-32.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB25.49	$0.50 ₫13,176	-37.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 THB17.99	$0.44 ₫11,647	-21.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB20.16	$0.46 ₫12,154	-26.9%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 23.8% less for transportation

	Surat Thani	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.08	$3.20 ₫84,474	-31.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.71 THB694.11	$7.58 ₫199,710	-65.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,911.74 THB892,424.75	$37,880.00 ₫998,550,169	+35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 THB271.68	$5.61 ₫147,785	-34.0%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 12.6% more for housing

	Surat Thani	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.53 THB624.52	$8.67 ₫228,668	-55.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$242.94 THB7,767.40	$348.52 ₫9,187,333	+43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.07 THB4,957.92	$258.44 ₫6,812,815	+66.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.70 THB1,876.72	$56.25 ₫1,482,671	-4.2%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 40.9% less for childcare

	Surat Thani	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$623.36 THB19,930.82	$231.49 ₫6,102,251	-62.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,508.83 THB463,892.28	$11,784.89 ₫310,660,053	-18.8%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Surat Thani	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB69.41	$0.95 ₫24,964	-56.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.55 THB49.58	$1.79 ₫47,244	+15.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 THB99.16	$1.33 ₫34,949	-57.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.62 THB1,586.53	$27.93 ₫736,317	-43.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 THB148.74	$3.79 ₫99,855	-18.6%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 26.8% less for clothing

	Surat Thani	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 THB2,124.82	$41.82 ₫1,102,320	-37.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.92 THB956.71	$22.94 ₫604,678	-23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.41 THB3,753.85	$86.52 ₫2,280,748	-26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.82 THB2,903.92	$72.39 ₫1,908,340	-20.3%
Average			-26.8%

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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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