Cost of living comparison

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Hanoi vs. Villavicencio Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 4.0% more expensive than Villavicencio.

Restaurants
pay 44.6% less in Hanoi
Groceries
pay 0.3% less in Hanoi
Transportation
pay 21.8% more in Hanoi
Housing
pay 61.2% more in Hanoi
Childcare
pay 8.8% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.9% less in Hanoi
Clothing
pay 11.1% less in Hanoi

The cost of housing, transportation, and childcare in Hanoi are more expensive than in Villavicencio. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Villavicencio Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Villavicencio, you would:

pay 44.6% less for restaurants

 
Villavicencio
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.11
COP11,798.85
$1.89
₫49,934
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.46
COP24,531.78
$4.32
₫113,850
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.84
COP3,195.52
$0.47
₫12,484

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pay 0.3% less for groceries

 
Villavicencio
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$1.26
COP4,793.28
$0.91
₫23,872
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.67
COP10,132.40
$4.95
₫130,628
Milk (1 gallon) $3.92
COP14,887.84
$5.27
₫139,054

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pay 21.8% more for transportation

 
Villavicencio
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.07
COP15,460.28
$3.20
₫84,485
Monthly public transit pass $10.35
COP39,329.51
$7.58
₫199,737
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,940.18
COP49,161,889.45
$37,880.00
₫998,682,893

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pay 61.2% more for housing

 
Villavicencio
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.26
COP92,178.54
$8.67
₫228,698
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $157.87
COP599,775.05
$348.52
₫9,188,554
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $148.81
COP565,361.73
$258.44
₫6,813,720

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pay 8.8% more for childcare

 
Villavicencio
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $258.80
COP983,237.79
$231.49
₫6,103,062
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,203.05
COP34,963,935.78
$11,784.89
₫310,701,344

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pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Villavicencio
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.29
COP4,916.19
$0.95
₫24,967
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.26
COP4,793.28
$1.79
₫47,250
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.85
COP10,815.62
$1.33
₫34,954

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pay 11.1% less for clothing

 
Villavicencio
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.23
COP221,228.50
$41.82
₫1,102,467
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.51
COP131,098.37
$22.94
₫604,758
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$74.41
COP282,680.86
$86.52
₫2,281,051

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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