Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 2.0 times more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 11.4% more for restaurants
|
Chennai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
₹150.09
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
₹376.06
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.67
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
₹17.28
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 63.1% more for groceries
|
Chennai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₹45.59
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₹317.87
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.45
₹206.60
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹78.35
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹136.31
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
₹107.05
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
₹34.43
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₹52.87
|
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
₹21.72
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.32
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.18
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 28.9% more for transportation
|
Chennai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
₹390.63
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,000.59
|
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,776.60
₹1,500,884.21
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.56
₹300.18
|
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 63.0% more for housing
|
Chennai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.05
₹848.60
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$195.87
₹16,537.66
|
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.42
₹9,829.32
|
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
₹2,676.99
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Chennai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.21
₹7,109.96
|
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,425.36
₹120,343.62
|
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chennai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
₹170.10
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₹154.87
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
₹355.21
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.49
₹1,645.49
|
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
₹250.15
|
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay 70.7% more for clothing
|
Chennai
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.09
₹2,202.95
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.99
₹2,109.58
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.54
₹4,013.90
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.84
₹3,026.03
|
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
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