Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 24.6% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 23.3% less for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₮2,725
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₮1,528
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 20.0% more for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
₮11,438
|
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
₮13,806
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₮5,905
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₮4,363
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
₮3,903
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
₮4,503
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₮5,405
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₮799
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,487
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 68.2% more for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
₮10,062
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
₮24,020
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
₮13,235
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 7.8% more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
₮675,381
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
₮433,007
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
₮5,147
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
₮7,647
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
₮196,078
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
₮334,734
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
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