Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 4.4% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
Thailand
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.98
|
$2.13
₫54,049
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
$5.54
₫140,527
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.69
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.09
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿295.57
|
$6.19
₫157,012
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿238.81
|
$5.49
₫139,126
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.60
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.55
|
$1.53
₫38,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.64
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.28
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.82
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.83
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿17.00
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.96
|
$4.32
₫109,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿899.32
|
$8.53
₫216,196
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,978,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿358.06
|
$5.42
₫137,284
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
Thailand
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
$9.48
₫240,180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
$379.24
₫9,612,007
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
$207.16
₫5,250,468
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
$57.72
₫1,463,016
|
|
pay 4.2% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
$242.78
₫6,153,263
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
$13,468.11
₫341,353,843
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿70.21
|
$0.85
₫21,620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.91
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
$29.54
₫748,803
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿208.30
|
$4.69
₫118,908
|
|
pay 24.5% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
$44.14
₫1,118,813
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
$35.28
₫894,264
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
$94.54
₫2,396,169
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
$93.36
₫2,366,142
|
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