Cost of living comparison

Butwal, Nepal

compared to

Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi vs. Butwal Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 3.1 times more expensive than Butwal.

Restaurants: pay 14.5% more in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 50.5% more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 24.1% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 11.4 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 88.2% more in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Butwal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.5% more for restaurants

	Butwal	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.47 NPR202.46	$1.98 ₫50,940	+34.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 NPR1,011.30	$4.75 ₫122,256	-35.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 NPR60.74	$0.44 ₫11,411	+0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR22.23	$0.26 ₫6,622	+59.0%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 50.5% more for groceries

	Butwal	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 NPR77.61	$1.03 ₫26,482	+82.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.51 NPR620.04	$5.00 ₫128,840	+10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.79 NPR383.20	$5.30 ₫136,496	+90.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 NPR202.46	$1.59 ₫40,845	+7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 NPR203.18	$1.59 ₫41,047	+7.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 NPR149.46	$1.72 ₫44,303	+58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 NPR57.40	$0.46 ₫11,909	+10.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 NPR71.79	$0.76 ₫19,658	+46.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 NPR45.02	$0.49 ₫12,539	+48.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR29.88	$0.46 ₫11,731	+109.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR40.26	$0.54 ₫13,864	+83.8%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 24.1% less for transportation

	Butwal	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 NPR667.05	$3.47 ₫89,316	-28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.41 NPR2,530.77	$7.91 ₫203,761	-57.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,138.99 NPR4,555,390.07	$39,554.95 ₫1,018,803,855	+19.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.73 NPR1,062.92	$5.38 ₫138,557	-30.4%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Butwal	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.42 NPR1,432.81	$9.00 ₫231,912	-13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$66.28 NPR9,110.78	$338.66 ₫8,722,814	+411.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$36.82 NPR5,061.54	$239.31 ₫6,163,763	+549.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.40 NPR3,628.68	$58.28 ₫1,501,050	+120.8%
Average			+267.0%

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pay 11.4 times more for childcare

	Butwal	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$27.25 NPR3,745.54	$243.92 ₫6,282,624	+795.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$883.71 NPR121,477.07	$12,260.72 ₫315,795,235	+1287.4%
Average			+1041.3%

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pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Butwal	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 NPR354.31	$0.99 ₫25,470	-61.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 NPR228.16	$1.83 ₫47,218	+10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 NPR404.92	$1.38 ₫35,658	-53.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.73 NPR2,024.62	$26.31 ₫677,585	+78.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.31 NPR455.54	$4.15 ₫106,974	+25.3%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 88.2% more for clothing

	Butwal	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.02 NPR3,301.68	$36.72 ₫945,818	+52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.19 NPR4,287.43	$26.37 ₫679,203	-15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$51.55 NPR7,086.16	$92.93 ₫2,393,587	+80.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.77 NPR3,543.08	$86.41 ₫2,225,695	+235.3%
Average			+88.2%

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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: April 2025

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