Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 45.0% more expensive than Bangalore.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Bangalore, you would:
pay 7.0% more for restaurants
|
Bangalore
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.56
₹300.18
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
₹320.19
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹38.97
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.36
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 56.5% more for groceries
|
Bangalore
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₹49.19
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
₹319.62
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
₹200.85
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
₹93.46
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
₹154.50
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
₹107.66
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
₹33.24
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₹50.33
|
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₹22.50
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.87
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹21.43
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 34.5% more for transportation
|
Bangalore
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
₹388.97
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.41
₹1,300.77
|
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.03
₹340.20
|
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 22.6% more for housing
|
Bangalore
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.44
₹966.14
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.94
₹26,843.94
|
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$183.40
₹15,484.53
|
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.38
₹2,818.39
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Bangalore
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.79
₹10,198.60
|
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,580.34
₹302,289.20
|
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangalore
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹200.12
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
₹183.42
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.27
₹360.21
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
₹1,835.64
|
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
₹400.24
|
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay 48.5% more for clothing
|
Bangalore
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.90
₹2,778.09
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.32
₹2,559.84
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.75
₹4,538.17
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.87
₹3,281.93
|
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
|
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