Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 40.8% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 49.1% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,160
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥812
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 48.5% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,092
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥837
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥510
|
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥274
|
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥731
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,598
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,305,466
|
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,407
|
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,365
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,982
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,928
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,300
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay 40.8% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,442
|
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,609,579
|
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
|
pay 62.7% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥638
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥543
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥696
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,159
|
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,088
|
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,688
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,146
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,030
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,895
|
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
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