Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 8.8% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
$2.13
₫54,048
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$6.19
₫157,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
$5.49
₫139,124
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
$1.53
₫38,796
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 15.9% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
$4.32
₫109,506
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$8.53
₫216,193
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$5.42
₫137,282
|
|
pay 46.0% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
$0.85
₫21,619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$29.54
₫748,793
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$4.69
₫118,906
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
|
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