Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 11.9% cheaper than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 49.7% less for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
₾31.34
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
₾20.89
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
₾2.35
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₾1.35
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
₾1.81
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
₾12.40
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.85
₾20.94
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
₾6.83
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
₾8.48
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
₾1.56
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
₾2.18
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₾2.06
|
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
₾2.11
|
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
₾1.07
|
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
₾0.98
|
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 3.9% less for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.47
₾14.59
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.66
₾41.78
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,483.37
₾62,677.10
|
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.83
₾20.89
|
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
Tbilisi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.37
₾54.37
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$988.93
₾2,639.45
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.97
₾1,718.74
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.87
₾143.79
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay 80.2% more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.05
₾622.02
|
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,254.52
₾14,024.31
|
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
|
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
₾5.22
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
₾7.58
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
₾8.25
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.20
₾152.66
|
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.65
₾17.76
|
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay 39.3% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.31
₾259.72
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
₾144.92
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.35
₾339.90
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.13
₾427.39
|
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
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