Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 2.5 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 30.3% more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$2.13
₫54,048
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 54.0% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
$6.19
₫157,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
$5.49
₫139,124
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
$1.53
₫38,796
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 23.2% more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
$4.32
₫109,506
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
$8.53
₫216,193
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
$5.42
₫137,282
|
|
pay 81.8% more for housing
Thimphu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
$0.85
₫21,619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
$29.54
₫748,793
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
$4.69
₫118,906
|
|
pay 87.4% more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
|
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