Cost of living comparison

compared to

Hanoi is 53.8% cheaper than Australia.

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

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pay 77.5% less for restaurants

 
Australia
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.76
A$26.81
$1.98
₫50,344
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.73
A$15.57
$4.75
₫120,825
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.56
A$4.10
$0.44
₫11,277

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pay 39.9% less for groceries

 
Australia
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$2.37
A$3.79
$1.03
₫26,172
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.36
A$6.98
$5.00
₫127,331
Milk (1 gallon) $5.80
A$9.28
$5.30
₫134,897

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pay 36.0% less for transportation

 
Australia
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.65
A$7.44
$3.47
₫88,270
Monthly public transit pass $83.03
A$132.83
$7.91
₫201,374
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,742.09
A$44,380.25
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696

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pay 72.0% less for housing

 
Australia
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.59
A$88.94
$9.00
₫229,196
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,182.30
A$1,891.39
$338.66
₫8,620,653
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $957.92
A$1,532.43
$239.31
₫6,091,574

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pay 50.0% less for childcare

 
Australia
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,485.91
A$2,377.08
$243.92
₫6,209,042
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,667.78
A$23,464.70
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663

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pay 69.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Australia
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.64
A$10.63
$0.99
₫25,172
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.55
A$5.67
$1.83
₫46,665
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$28.07
A$44.91
$1.38
₫35,241

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pay 31.6% less for clothing

 
Australia
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$71.78
A$114.82
$36.72
₫934,740
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.24
A$80.37
$26.37
₫671,248
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.30
A$160.45
$92.93
₫2,365,553

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